Balkan Snow Vole vs Dowdy Plume

Dinaromys bogdanovi compared with Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Key Differences

• Balkan Snow Vole is Vulnerable while Dowdy Plume is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Snow Vole	Dowdy Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Dinaromys	Stenoptilia
Species	Dinaromys bogdanovi	Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Snow Vole and Dowdy Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Balkan Snow Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Snow Vole	Dowdy Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Snow Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Dowdy Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Ecuador, Paraguay).

Balkan Snow Vole

The Balkan Snow Vole (Dinaromys bogdanovi) is a species in the genus Dinaromys. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.