Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Himalayan Water Shrew

Alticola barakshin compared with Chimarrogale himalayica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Himalayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cricetidae	Soricidae
Genus	Alticola	Chimarrogale
Species	Alticola barakshin	Chimarrogale himalayica

Evolutionary Relationship

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole and Himalayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Himalayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Himalayan Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.