Balkan Pine Vole vs Floating Fern

Microtus felteni compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Balkan Pine Vole is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Pine Vole	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Microtus	Salvinia
Species	Microtus felteni	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Pine Vole	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.