Bavarian Pine Vole vs Chickenweed

Microtus bavaricus compared with Portulaca quadrifida

Key Differences

  • Bavarian Pine Vole is Critically Endangered while Chickenweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bavarian Pine Vole Chickenweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Cricetidae Portulacaceae
Genus Microtus Portulaca
Species Microtus bavaricus Portulaca quadrifida

Conservation Status

Bavarian Pine Vole

CR — Critically Endangered

Chickenweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bavarian Pine Vole Chickenweed
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bavarian Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chickenweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands).

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.

Chickenweed

The Chickenweed (Portulaca quadrifida) is a species in the genus Portulaca. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia