Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Moon Trefoil

Alticola semicanus compared with Medicago arborea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Moon Trefoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alticola	Medicago
Species	Alticola semicanus	Medicago arborea

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Moon Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Moon Trefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moon Trefoil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).