Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Onion Smut

Alticola semicanus compared with Urocystis magica

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Onion Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Onion Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Cricetidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Alticola	Urocystis
Species	Alticola semicanus	Urocystis magica

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Onion Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Onion Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Poland, and Sweden.