Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Serpentine Sunflower

Alticola semicanus compared with Helianthus exilis

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Serpentine Sunflower is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Serpentine Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alticola	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Alticola semicanus	Helianthus exilis

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Serpentine Sunflower

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Serpentine Sunflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Serpentine Sunflower

Habitat

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