Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Scented Knight

Alticola semicanus compared with Tricholoma apium

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Scented Knight is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Scented Knight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Alticola	Tricholoma
Species	Alticola semicanus	Tricholoma apium

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Scented Knight

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Scented Knight
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scented Knight

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.