Mongolian Mountain Vole vs mouflon

Alticola semicanus compared with Ovis aries

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while mouflon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	mouflon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cricetidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Alticola	Ovis
Species	Alticola semicanus	Ovis aries

Evolutionary Relationship

Mongolian Mountain Vole and mouflon share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

mouflon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	mouflon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mouflon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (7 countries).