Matted Feather-Moss vs Mongolian Mountain Vole

Sciuro-hypnum populeum compared with Alticola semicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Matted Feather-Moss	Mongolian Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hypnales (Hypnales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Brachytheciaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Sciuro-hypnum	Alticola
Species	Sciuro-hypnum populeum	Alticola semicanus

Conservation Status

Matted Feather-Moss

LC — Least Concern

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Matted Feather-Moss	Mongolian Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Matted Feather-Moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.