Mongolian Mountain Vole vs New Forest Beech-Lichen

Alticola semicanus compared with Enterographa elaborata

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while New Forest Beech-Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	New Forest Beech-Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arthoniomycetes (Arthoniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Roccellaceae
Genus	Alticola	Enterographa
Species	Alticola semicanus	Enterographa elaborata

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

New Forest Beech-Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	New Forest Beech-Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Forest Beech-Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.