Balkan Pine Vole vs steppe grasshopper

Microtus felteni compared with Chorthippus dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Balkan Pine Vole steppe grasshopper
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family Cricetidae Acrididae
Genus Microtus Chorthippus
Species Microtus felteni Chorthippus dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

steppe grasshopper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Balkan Pine Vole steppe grasshopper
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

steppe grasshopper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

steppe grasshopper

No description available.

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