Lake Baikal Mountain Vole vs Porter s Rock Rat

Alticola olchonensis compared with Aconaemys porteri

Key Differences

• Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered while Porter s Rock Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Porter s Rock Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Octodontidae
Genus	Alticola	Aconaemys
Species	Alticola olchonensis	Aconaemys porteri

Evolutionary Relationship

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole and Porter s Rock Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Porter s Rock Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Porter s Rock Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Porter s Rock Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.