Lake Baikal Mountain Vole vs Spathulate Botrychium

Alticola olchonensis compared with Botrychium spathulatum

Key Differences

• Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered while Spathulate Botrychium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Spathulate Botrychium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Alticola	Botrychium
Species	Alticola olchonensis	Botrychium spathulatum

Conservation Status

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Spathulate Botrychium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Spathulate Botrychium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spathulate Botrychium

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.