Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Sand Lucerne

Alticola semicanus compared with Medicago varia

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Sand Lucerne is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Sand Lucerne
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alticola	Medicago
Species	Alticola semicanus	Medicago varia

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Sand Lucerne

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Sand Lucerne
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Lucerne

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (19 countries).