Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Oriental Beech

Alticola semicanus compared with Fagus orientalis

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Oriental Beech is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Oriental Beech
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Cricetidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Alticola	Fagus
Species	Alticola semicanus	Fagus orientalis

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Oriental Beech

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Oriental Beech
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental Beech

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.