Bavarian Pine Vole vs dusky willow

Microtus bavaricus compared with Salix melanopsis

Key Differences

• Bavarian Pine Vole is Critically Endangered while dusky willow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bavarian Pine Vole	dusky willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Microtus	Salix
Species	Microtus bavaricus	Salix melanopsis

Conservation Status

Bavarian Pine Vole

CR — Critically Endangered

dusky willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bavarian Pine Vole	dusky willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bavarian Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

dusky willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Czech Republic.

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.