Bavarian Pine Vole vs Bending Bittercress

Microtus bavaricus compared with Cardamine flexuosa

Key Differences

  • Bavarian Pine Vole is Critically Endangered while Bending Bittercress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bavarian Pine Vole Bending Bittercress
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family Cricetidae Brassicaceae
Genus Microtus Cardamine
Species Microtus bavaricus Cardamine flexuosa

Conservation Status

Bavarian Pine Vole

CR — Critically Endangered

Bending Bittercress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bavarian Pine Vole Bending Bittercress
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bavarian Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bending Bittercress

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (8 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).

Bavarian Pine Vole

The Bavarian Pine Vole (Microtus bavaricus) is a species in the genus Microtus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bending Bittercress

The Bending Bittercress (Cardamine flexuosa) is a species in the genus Cardamine. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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