Balkan Pine Vole vs Salento Iris

Microtus felteni compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Balkan Pine Vole is Least Concern while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Pine Vole	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Cricetidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Microtus	Iris
Species	Microtus felteni	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Pine Vole and Salento Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Pine Vole	Salento Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.