Balkan Pine Vole vs pignut

Microtus felteni compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Balkan Pine Vole is Least Concern while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Pine Vole	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Microtus	Mesosphaerum
Species	Microtus felteni	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Pine Vole	pignut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

pignut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.