Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Prickly Coontail

Alticola semicanus compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Alticola	Ceratophyllum
Species	Alticola semicanus	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.