Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Yellow Toadflax Smut

Alticola semicanus compared with Melanotaenium cingens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Cricetidae	Melanotaeniaceae
Genus	Alticola	Melanotaenium
Species	Alticola semicanus	Melanotaenium cingens

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Toadflax Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Toadflax Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.