Balkan Pine Vole vs White Star Apple

Microtus felteni compared with Gambeya albida

Key Differences

• Balkan Pine Vole is Least Concern while White Star Apple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Pine Vole	White Star Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Microtus	Gambeya
Species	Microtus felteni	Gambeya albida

Conservation Status

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

White Star Apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Pine Vole	White Star Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Star Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.