Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Tuberous Valerian

Alticola semicanus compared with Valeriana tuberosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Tuberous Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Cricetidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Alticola	Valeriana
Species	Alticola semicanus	Valeriana tuberosa

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Tuberous Valerian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Tuberous Valerian
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tuberous Valerian

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal.