Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Plated Rock Tripe

Alticola semicanus compared with Umbilicaria muehlenbergii

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Plated Rock Tripe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Plated Rock Tripe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Umbilicariales (Umbilicariales)
Family	Cricetidae	Umbilicariaceae
Genus	Alticola	Umbilicaria
Species	Alticola semicanus	Umbilicaria muehlenbergii

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Plated Rock Tripe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Plated Rock Tripe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plated Rock Tripe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.