Balkan Snow Vole vs Scaly Hawkbit

Dinaromys bogdanovi compared with Hedypnois cretica

Key Differences

• Balkan Snow Vole is Vulnerable while Scaly Hawkbit is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Snow Vole	Scaly Hawkbit
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	Hedypnois
Species	Dinaromys bogdanovi	Hedypnois cretica

Conservation Status

Balkan Snow Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Scaly Hawkbit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Snow Vole	Scaly Hawkbit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Snow Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Hawkbit

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.