Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Streamside Swordfern

Alticola semicanus compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Alticola	Nephrolepis
Species	Alticola semicanus	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.