Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Thin Asphodeline

Alticola semicanus compared with Asphodeline tenuior

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Thin Asphodeline is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Thin Asphodeline
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Cricetidae	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Alticola	Asphodeline
Species	Alticola semicanus	Asphodeline tenuior

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Thin Asphodeline

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Thin Asphodeline
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thin Asphodeline

Habitat

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