Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust

Alticola semicanus compared with Chrysomyxa ledicola

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Coleosporiaceae
Genus	Alticola	Chrysomyxa
Species	Alticola semicanus	Chrysomyxa ledicola

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spruce-Labrador Tea Needle Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.