Balkan Pine Vole vs Erect Pricklypear

Microtus felteni compared with Opuntia stricta

Key Differences

• Balkan Pine Vole is Least Concern while Erect Pricklypear is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Pine Vole	Erect Pricklypear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Microtus	Opuntia
Species	Microtus felteni	Opuntia stricta

Conservation Status

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Erect Pricklypear

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Pine Vole	Erect Pricklypear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Erect Pricklypear

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Solomon Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.