Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Northern Palm Squirrel

Alticola barakshin compared with Funambulus pennantii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Northern Palm Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Cricetidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Alticola	Funambulus
Species	Alticola barakshin	Funambulus pennantii

Evolutionary Relationship

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole and Northern Palm Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Northern Palm Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Northern Palm Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Palm Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United Arab Emirates.