Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Pot marigold

Alticola semicanus compared with Calendula officinalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Pot marigold
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alticola	Calendula
Species	Alticola semicanus	Calendula officinalis

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pot marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pot marigold

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, Morocco), Asia (4 countries), Europe (28 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).