Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Stinkgrass

Alticola semicanus compared with Eragrostis cilianensis

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Stinkgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Stinkgrass
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	Eragrostis
Species	Alticola semicanus	Eragrostis cilianensis

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Stinkgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Stinkgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinkgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (Georgia, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Europe (19 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (5 countries).