Balkan Snow Vole vs Sallow Button

Dinaromys bogdanovi compared with Acleris hastiana

Key Differences

  • Balkan Snow Vole is Vulnerable while Sallow Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Balkan Snow Vole Sallow Button
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Cricetidae Tortricidae
Genus Dinaromys Acleris
Species Dinaromys bogdanovi Acleris hastiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Balkan Snow Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Sallow Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Balkan Snow Vole Sallow Button
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Snow Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sallow Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.

Sallow Button

No description available.

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