Balkan Snow Vole vs Greater dodder

Dinaromys bogdanovi compared with Cuscuta europaea

Key Differences

• Balkan Snow Vole is Vulnerable while Greater dodder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Snow Vole	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Dinaromys	Cuscuta
Species	Dinaromys bogdanovi	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Balkan Snow Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Snow Vole	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Snow Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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.