Balkan Pine Vole vs
Microtus felteni compared with Physarum viride
Key Differences
- Balkan Pine Vole is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | Balkan Pine Vole | |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia (Animals) | Protozoa (protozoa) |
| Phylum | Chordata (Chordates) | Mycetozoa |
| Class | Mammalia (Mammals) | Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes) |
| Order | Rodentia (Rodents) | Physarales (Physarales) |
| Family | Cricetidae | Physaraceae |
| Genus | Microtus | Physarum |
| Species | Microtus felteni | Physarum viride |
Conservation Status
Balkan Pine Vole
LC — Least ConcernPhysical Characteristics
| Attribute | Balkan Pine Vole | |
|---|---|---|
| Diet | — | — |
| Average Lifespan | — | — |
| Average Length | — | — |
| Average Weight | — | — |
Habitat & Geographic Range
Balkan Pine Vole
Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.
Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).
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.
Physarum viride is a vibrantly coloured myxomycete (slime mould) producing small, bright yellow-green sporangia on decaying organic matter including dead wood, leaves, and litter in forest habitats. Like all Physarum species, it spends part of its life as a multinucleate plasmodium that creeps across substrates to engulf food particles. This species is found in moist woodlands across temperate and tropical zones.
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