Mongolian Mountain Vole vs pignut

Alticola semicanus compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Alticola	Mesosphaerum
Species	Alticola semicanus	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	pignut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.