Balkan Pine Vole vs Button Dodder

Microtus felteni compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

• Balkan Pine Vole is Least Concern while Button Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Pine Vole	Button Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Microtus	Cuscuta
Species	Microtus felteni	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Conservation Status

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Pine Vole	Button Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button Dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Balkan Pine Vole

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.

Button Dodder

The Button Dodder (Cuscuta cephalanthi) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.