Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Taruca

Alticola barakshin compared with Hippocamelus antisensis

Key Differences

• Gobi Altai Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Taruca is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Taruca
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Rodentia (कृंतक)	Artiodactyla (सम-ऊँगली खुरदार)
Family	Cricetidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Alticola	Hippocamelus
Species	Alticola barakshin	Hippocamelus antisensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole and Taruca share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (स्तनधारी)

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Taruca

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Taruca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Taruca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.