Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Tall Yarrow

Alticola semicanus compared with Achillea distans

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Tall Yarrow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Tall Yarrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alticola	Achillea
Species	Alticola semicanus	Achillea distans

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Tall Yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Tall Yarrow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tall Yarrow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).