Mongolian Mountain Vole vs sandhills amaranth

Alticola semicanus compared with Amaranthus arenicola

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while sandhills amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	sandhills amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Alticola	Amaranthus
Species	Alticola semicanus	Amaranthus arenicola

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

sandhills amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	sandhills amaranth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sandhills amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Japan and Sweden.