Lake Baikal Mountain Vole vs Variableleaf yellowcress

Alticola olchonensis compared with Rorippa indica

Key Differences

• Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered while Variableleaf yellowcress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Variableleaf yellowcress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Cricetidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Alticola	Rorippa
Species	Alticola olchonensis	Rorippa indica

Conservation Status

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Variableleaf yellowcress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Variableleaf yellowcress
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variableleaf yellowcress

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (Taiwan, Timor-Leste), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).