Lake Baikal Mountain Vole vs Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Alticola olchonensis compared with Marmosops cracens

Key Differences

• Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered while Narrow-headed Slender Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cricetidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Alticola	Marmosops
Species	Alticola olchonensis	Marmosops cracens

Evolutionary Relationship

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole and Narrow-headed Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	Narrow-headed Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Narrow-headed Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.