Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Plain Plume

Alticola semicanus compared with Hellinsia tephradactyla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Plain Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Alticola	Hellinsia
Species	Alticola semicanus	Hellinsia tephradactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Mongolian Mountain Vole and Plain Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Plain Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Plain Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plain Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia) and Europe (27 countries).