Balkan Pine Vole vs Soapberry

Microtus felteni compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Pine Vole	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Microtus	Sapindus
Species	Microtus felteni	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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.