Lake Baikal Mountain Vole vs Tufted Clusterfly

Alticola olchonensis compared with Pollenia pediculata

Key Differences

• Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered while Tufted Clusterfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Tufted Clusterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Polleniidae
Genus	Alticola	Pollenia
Species	Alticola olchonensis	Pollenia pediculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole and Tufted Clusterfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Tufted Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Tufted Clusterfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tufted Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.