Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Scots pine blister rust

Alticola semicanus compared with Cronartium pini

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Scots pine blister rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Scots pine blister rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cronartiaceae
Genus	Alticola	Cronartium
Species	Alticola semicanus	Cronartium pini

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Scots pine blister rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Scots pine blister rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scots pine blister rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.