Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Orange Tooth

Alticola semicanus compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Orange Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Orange Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Alticola	Hydnellum
Species	Alticola semicanus	Hydnellum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Orange Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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