Lake Baikal Mountain Vole vs Wild Pimento

Alticola olchonensis compared with Pimenta jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered while Wild Pimento is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Wild Pimento
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Alticola	Pimenta
Species	Alticola olchonensis	Pimenta jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Wild Pimento

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Wild Pimento
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Pimento

Habitat

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