Mongolian Mountain Vole vs spurred threadwort

Alticola semicanus compared with Cephaloziella elachista

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while spurred threadwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	spurred 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 elachista

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

spurred threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	spurred threadwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spurred threadwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.