Balkan Pine Vole vs Orange Knight

Microtus felteni compared with Tricholoma aurantium

Key Differences

• Balkan Pine Vole is Least Concern while Orange Knight is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Pine Vole	Orange Knight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Microtus	Tricholoma
Species	Microtus felteni	Tricholoma aurantium

Conservation Status

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Orange Knight

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Pine Vole	Orange Knight
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Knight

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.