Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Wild Lettuce

Alticola semicanus compared with Lactuca quercina

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Wild Lettuce is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Wild Lettuce
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	Lactuca
Species	Alticola semicanus	Lactuca quercina

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Wild Lettuce

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Wild Lettuce
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wild Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.