Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Winter Truffle

Alticola semicanus compared with Tuber brumale

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Winter Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Winter Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Cricetidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Alticola	Tuber
Species	Alticola semicanus	Tuber brumale

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Winter Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Winter Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Winter Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.