Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Alticola barakshin compared with Myodes rutilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Northern Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order same	Rodentia (कृंतक)	Rodentia (कृंतक)
Family same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Alticola	Myodes
Species	Alticola barakshin	Myodes rutilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole and Northern Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Northern Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.