Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Sallow Button

Alticola semicanus compared with Acleris hastiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Sallow Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Alticola	Acleris
Species	Alticola semicanus	Acleris hastiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Mongolian Mountain Vole and Sallow Button share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Sallow Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Sallow Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sallow Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.