Balkan Pine Vole vs Bracken

Microtus felteni compared with Pteridium aquilinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Balkan Pine Vole Bracken
Kingdom Animalia (животные) Plantae (растения)
Phylum Chordata (хордовые) Tracheophyta
Class Mammalia (млекопитающие) Polypodiopsida (папоротниковые)
Order Rodentia (грызуны) Polypodiales (многоножковые)
Family Cricetidae Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus Microtus Pteridium
Species Microtus felteni Pteridium aquilinum

Conservation Status

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Bracken

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Balkan Pine Vole Bracken
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bracken

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Iran, Turkey), Europe (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

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.

Bracken

The Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) is a species in the genus Pteridium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Ne

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