Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Quill Lichen

Alticola semicanus compared with Cladonia amaurocraea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Quill Lichen
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 amaurocraea

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Quill Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Quill Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.