Balkan Snow Vole vs Flat Wrack

Dinaromys bogdanovi compared with Fucus spiralis

Key Differences

• Balkan Snow Vole is Vulnerable while Flat Wrack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Snow Vole	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Cricetidae	Fucaceae
Genus	Dinaromys	Fucus
Species	Dinaromys bogdanovi	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Balkan Snow Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Snow Vole	Flat Wrack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Snow Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

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.