Balkan Pine Vole vs Fringed rue

Microtus felteni compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Balkan Pine Vole is Least Concern while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Pine Vole	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Microtus	Ruta
Species	Microtus felteni	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Pine Vole	Fringed rue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

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.