Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Prostrate Thorn Cladonia

Alticola semicanus compared with Cladonia dimorphoclada

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Prostrate Thorn Cladonia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Prostrate Thorn Cladonia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Alticola	Cladonia
Species	Alticola semicanus	Cladonia dimorphoclada

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Prostrate Thorn Cladonia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Prostrate Thorn Cladonia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate Thorn Cladonia

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.