Balkan Pine Vole vs Two-spotted Cricket

Microtus felteni compared with Gryllus bimaculatus

Key Differences

• Balkan Pine Vole is Least Concern while Two-spotted Cricket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Pine Vole	Two-spotted Cricket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Gryllidae
Genus	Microtus	Gryllus
Species	Microtus felteni	Gryllus bimaculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Pine Vole and Two-spotted Cricket share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Two-spotted Cricket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Pine Vole	Two-spotted Cricket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Two-spotted Cricket

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States).

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.