Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Yellow Thistle

Alticola semicanus compared with Cirsium erisithales

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Yellow Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Yellow Thistle
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	Cirsium
Species	Alticola semicanus	Cirsium erisithales

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Yellow Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.