Balkan Pine Vole vs Ground Pink

Microtus felteni compared with Phlox subulata

Key Differences

• Balkan Pine Vole is Least Concern while Ground Pink is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Pine Vole	Ground Pink
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Microtus	Phlox
Species	Microtus felteni	Phlox subulata

Conservation Status

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Ground Pink

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Pine Vole	Ground Pink
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ground Pink

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.