Gobi Altai Mountain Vole vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Alticola barakshin compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Cricetidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Alticola	Brachyuromys
Species	Alticola barakshin	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole and Lesser Short-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (啮齿目)

Conservation Status

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.