Balkan Pine Vole vs Oriental House Rat

Microtus felteni compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Pine Vole	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order same	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Microtus	Rattus
Species	Microtus felteni	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Balkan Pine Vole and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (kemiriciler)

Conservation Status

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balkan Pine Vole	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental House Rat

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati).

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.