Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Pitted Beard Lichen

Alticola semicanus compared with Usnea cavernosa

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Pitted Beard Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Pitted Beard Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Alticola	Usnea
Species	Alticola semicanus	Usnea cavernosa

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pitted Beard Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Pitted Beard Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pitted Beard Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.