Balkan Pine Vole vs Creeping Cotoneaster

Microtus felteni compared with Cotoneaster adpressus

Key Differences

• Balkan Pine Vole is Least Concern while Creeping Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Pine Vole	Creeping Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Microtus	Cotoneaster
Species	Microtus felteni	Cotoneaster adpressus

Conservation Status

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Creeping Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Pine Vole	Creeping Cotoneaster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Creeping Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Turkey), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States).

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.