blackneck vs Caucasus Pine Vole

Lygephila pastinum compared with Microtus daghestanicus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blackneck	Caucasus Pine Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Erebidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Lygephila	Microtus
Species	Lygephila pastinum	Microtus daghestanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

blackneck and Caucasus Pine Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

blackneck

LC — Least Concern

Caucasus Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blackneck	Caucasus Pine Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blackneck

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

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

Caucasus Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

blackneck

The Blackneck (Lygephila pastinum) is a species in the genus Lygephila. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Caucasus Pine Vole

The Caucasus Pine Vole (Microtus daghestanicus) is a species in the genus Microtus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.