Balkan Snow Vole vs Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Dinaromys bogdanovi compared with Pyrola rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Balkan Snow Vole is Vulnerable while Round-Leaf Wintergreen is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Snow Vole	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Dinaromys	Pyrola
Species	Dinaromys bogdanovi	Pyrola rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Balkan Snow Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Snow Vole	Round-Leaf Wintergreen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Snow Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Round-Leaf Wintergreen

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.