Balkan Pine Vole vs Spruce Tooth

Microtus felteni compared with Phellodon violascens

Key Differences

• Balkan Pine Vole is Least Concern while Spruce Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Pine Vole	Spruce Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Microtus	Phellodon
Species	Microtus felteni	Phellodon violascens

Conservation Status

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Spruce Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Pine Vole	Spruce Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spruce Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.