Mongolian Mountain Vole vs spotted fritillary

Alticola semicanus compared with Melitaea didyma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	spotted fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Alticola	Melitaea
Species	Alticola semicanus	Melitaea didyma

Evolutionary Relationship

Mongolian Mountain Vole and spotted fritillary share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

spotted fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	spotted fritillary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spotted fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).