Balkan Pine Vole vs Bending Bittercress

Microtus felteni compared with Cardamine flexuosa

Key Differences

  • Balkan Pine Vole is Least Concern while Bending Bittercress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Balkan Pine Vole Bending Bittercress
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family Cricetidae Brassicaceae
Genus Microtus Cardamine
Species Microtus felteni Cardamine flexuosa

Conservation Status

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Bending Bittercress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Balkan Pine Vole Bending Bittercress
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bending Bittercress

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (8 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).

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.

Bending Bittercress

The Bending Bittercress (Cardamine flexuosa) is a species in the genus Cardamine. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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