Balkan Snow Vole vs marsh thistle

Dinaromys bogdanovi compared with Cirsium palustre

Key Differences

• Balkan Snow Vole is Vulnerable while marsh thistle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Snow Vole	marsh thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Dinaromys	Cirsium
Species	Dinaromys bogdanovi	Cirsium palustre

Conservation Status

Balkan Snow Vole

VU — Vulnerable

marsh thistle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Snow Vole	marsh thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Snow Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

marsh thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.