Ant vs Balkan Pine Vole

Tetramorium lanuginosum compared with Microtus felteni

Key Differences

• Ant is Not Evaluated while Balkan Pine Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ant	Balkan Pine Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Formicidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Tetramorium	Microtus
Species	Tetramorium lanuginosum	Microtus felteni

Evolutionary Relationship

Ant and Balkan Pine Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ant

NE — Not Evaluated

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ant	Balkan Pine Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ant

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (5 countries), Europe (Malta, Spain), North America (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, Tonga).

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ant

The Ant (Tetramorium lanuginosum) is a species in the genus Tetramorium. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Balkan Pine Vole

The Balkan Pine Vole (Microtus felteni) is a species in the genus Microtus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.