Lake Baikal Mountain Vole vs Shoebutton

Alticola olchonensis compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

• Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered while Shoebutton is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Alticola	Ardisia
Species	Alticola olchonensis	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Shoebutton
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shoebutton

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).