Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Spiny Threadwort

Alticola semicanus compared with Cephaloziella spinigera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Spiny Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Alticola	Cephaloziella
Species	Alticola semicanus	Cephaloziella spinigera

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Spiny Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Spiny Threadwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiny Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.