Balkan Pine Vole vs Levantine Skipper

Microtus felteni compared with Thymelicus hyrax

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Pine Vole	Levantine Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Microtus	Thymelicus
Species	Microtus felteni	Thymelicus hyrax

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Pine Vole and Levantine Skipper share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Levantine Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Pine Vole	Levantine Skipper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Levantine Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Greece and Russia.

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.