Balkan Pine Vole vs Kariba weed

Microtus felteni compared with Salvinia molesta

Key Differences

• Balkan Pine Vole is Least Concern while Kariba weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Pine Vole	Kariba weed
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 molesta

Conservation Status

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Kariba weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Pine Vole	Kariba weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kariba weed

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (23 countries), Asia (14 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana).

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.