Mongolian Mountain Vole vs mountain melick

Alticola semicanus compared with Melica nutans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	mountain melick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Alticola	Melica
Species	Alticola semicanus	Melica nutans

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	mountain melick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain melick

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.