Lake Baikal Mountain Vole vs Spiny Threadwort

Alticola olchonensis compared with Cephaloziella spinigera

Key Differences

• Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered while Spiny Threadwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Spiny Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Alticola	Cephaloziella
Species	Alticola olchonensis	Cephaloziella spinigera

Conservation Status

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Spiny Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Spiny Threadwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiny Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.