Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Alticola semicanus compared with Aeretes melanopterus

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
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 same	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Cricetidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Alticola	Aeretes
Species	Alticola semicanus	Aeretes melanopterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mongolian Mountain Vole and Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (ネズミ目)

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Chinese Flying Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.