Lake Baikal Mountain Vole vs small tortoiseshell

Alticola olchonensis compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Lake Baikal Mountain Vole is Endangered while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Lepidoptera (bộ Cánh vảy)
Family	Cricetidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Alticola	Aglais
Species	Alticola olchonensis	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (động vật)

Conservation Status

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

EN — Endangered

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lake Baikal Mountain Vole	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lake Baikal Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small tortoiseshell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

small tortoiseshell

small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.