Balkan Pine Vole vs Great Grimmia

Microtus felteni compared with Grimmia decipiens

Key Differences

• Balkan Pine Vole is Least Concern while Great Grimmia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Pine Vole	Great Grimmia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Grimmiales (Grimmiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Grimmiaceae
Genus	Microtus	Grimmia
Species	Microtus felteni	Grimmia decipiens

Conservation Status

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Great Grimmia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Pine Vole	Great Grimmia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Great Grimmia

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.