Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Spiked bur grass

Alticola semicanus compared with Tragus berteronianus

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Spiked bur grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Spiked bur grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Alticola	Tragus
Species	Alticola semicanus	Tragus berteronianus

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Spiked bur grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Spiked bur grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiked bur grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Cuba, Mexico, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).