Lake Baikal Mountain Vole vs Thatching grass

Alticola olchonensis compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Alticola	Hyparrhenia
Species	Alticola olchonensis	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).