Balkan Pine Vole vs Scaly Tooth

Microtus felteni compared with Sarcodon squamosus

Key Differences

• Balkan Pine Vole is Least Concern while Scaly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balkan Pine Vole	Scaly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (kemiriciler)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Microtus	Sarcodon
Species	Microtus felteni	Sarcodon squamosus

Conservation Status

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.