Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Robbins Spikerush

Alticola semicanus compared with Eleocharis robbinsii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Robbins Spikerush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Alticola	Eleocharis
Species	Alticola semicanus	Eleocharis robbinsii

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Robbins Spikerush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Robbins Spikerush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Robbins Spikerush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.