Mongolian Mountain Vole vs

Alticola semicanus compared with Pontibacter korlensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cytophagales (Cytophagales)
Family	Cricetidae	Hymenobacteraceae
Genus	Alticola	Pontibacter
Species	Alticola semicanus	Pontibacter korlensis

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Pontibacter korlensis is a Gram-negative, orange-pigmented bacterium first isolated from saline soils near Korla, Xinjiang, China. It inhabits arid desert soils and saline terrestrial environments of Central Asia. This aerobic chemoheterotroph produces carotenoid pigments and is adapted to extreme arid and saline conditions.