Balkan Snow Vole vs Small Cow-Wheat

Dinaromys bogdanovi compared with Melampyrum sylvaticum

Key Differences

• Balkan Snow Vole is Vulnerable while Small Cow-Wheat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Snow Vole	Small Cow-Wheat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Dinaromys	Melampyrum
Species	Dinaromys bogdanovi	Melampyrum sylvaticum

Conservation Status

Balkan Snow Vole

VU — Vulnerable

Small Cow-Wheat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Snow Vole	Small Cow-Wheat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Snow Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Cow-Wheat

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.