Lake Baikal Mountain Vole vs Suricate

Alticola olchonensis compared with Suricata suricatta

Key Differences

• Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered while Suricate is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Suricate
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Cricetidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Alticola	Suricata
Species	Alticola olchonensis	Suricata suricatta

Evolutionary Relationship

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole and Suricate share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Suricate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Suricate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Suricate

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.