Balkan Pine Vole vs Glaucous Aster

Microtus felteni compared with Symphyotrichum laeve

Key Differences

• Balkan Pine Vole is Least Concern while Glaucous Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Pine Vole	Glaucous Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Microtus	Symphyotrichum
Species	Microtus felteni	Symphyotrichum laeve

Conservation Status

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Glaucous Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Pine Vole	Glaucous Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Glaucous Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Turkey), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), 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.