Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Ross Sedge

Alticola semicanus compared with Carex rossii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Ross Sedge
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	Carex
Species	Alticola semicanus	Carex rossii

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Ross Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Ross Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ross Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.