Eastern Mole vs Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Alticola olchonensis

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Talpidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Scalopus	Alticola
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Alticola olchonensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Mole and Lake Baikal Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.