Balkan Pine Vole vs Lesser bilby

Microtus felteni compared with Macrotis leucura

Key Differences

  • Balkan Pine Vole is Least Concern while Lesser bilby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Balkan Pine Vole Lesser bilby
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family Cricetidae Thylacomyidae
Genus Microtus Macrotis
Species Microtus felteni Macrotis leucura

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Pine Vole and Lesser bilby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Lesser bilby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Balkan Pine Vole Lesser bilby
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Lesser bilby

No description available.

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