Felten-Kleinwühlmaus vs Graureiher

Microtus felteni compared with Ardea cinerea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Felten-Kleinwühlmaus	Graureiher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Ardeidae
Genus	Microtus	Ardea
Species	Microtus felteni	Ardea cinerea

Evolutionary Relationship

Felten-Kleinwühlmaus and Graureiher share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordatiere)

Conservation Status

Felten-Kleinwühlmaus

LC — Least Concern

Graureiher

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Felten-Kleinwühlmaus	Graureiher
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	95 cm
Average Weight	—	1.5 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Felten-Kleinwühlmaus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Graureiher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse ecosystems where prey species are available.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Felten-Kleinwühlmaus

The Balkan Pine Vole (Microtus felteni) 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.

Graureiher

A large, elegant wading bird reaching up to 1 meter in height, gray herons inhabit wetlands, rivers, lakes, and coastal areas across Europe, Asia, and Africa. Patient, solitary hunters, they stand motionless for long periods before striking fish, frogs, and small mammals with lightning-fast dagger bill strikes. They nest colonially in tall trees in rookeries called heronries, sometimes shared with other colonial waterbirds. Widely distributed and of Least Concern globally.