Balkan Pine Vole vs limestone fern

Microtus felteni compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Balkan Pine Vole is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Pine Vole	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Microtus	Gymnocarpium
Species	Microtus felteni	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Pine Vole	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.