Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Prickly Heath

Alticola semicanus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Alticola	Gaultheria
Species	Alticola semicanus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.