Balkan Pine Vole vs Peppery Bolete

Microtus felteni compared with Chalciporus piperatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Pine Vole	Peppery Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Cricetidae	Boletaceae
Genus	Microtus	Chalciporus
Species	Microtus felteni	Chalciporus piperatus

Conservation Status

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Peppery Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Pine Vole	Peppery Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peppery Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.