Balkan Pine Vole vs Shellplant

Microtus felteni compared with Alpinia zerumbet

Key Differences

  • Balkan Pine Vole is Least Concern while Shellplant is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Balkan Pine Vole Shellplant
Kingdom Animalia (hayvan) Plantae (bitki)
Phylum Chordata (Kordalılar) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (memeliler) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Rodentia (kemiriciler) Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family Cricetidae Zingiberaceae
Genus Microtus Alpinia
Species Microtus felteni Alpinia zerumbet

Conservation Status

Balkan Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Shellplant

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balkan Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shellplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (Cuba, Nicaragua, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.

Shellplant

No description available.

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