Mediterranean Pine Vole vs Sard

Microtus duodecimcostatus compared with Carex divisa

Key Differences

• Mediterranean Pine Vole is Least Concern while Sard is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mediterranean Pine Vole	Sard
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)
Order	Rodentia (قوارض)	Poales (قبئيات)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Microtus	Carex
Species	Microtus duodecimcostatus	Carex divisa

Conservation Status

Mediterranean Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Sard

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mediterranean Pine Vole	Sard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mediterranean Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sard

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Portugal, South Africa, and United States. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.