Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Painted Suillus

Alticola semicanus compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Cricetidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Alticola	Suillus
Species	Alticola semicanus	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and United States.