Bavarian Pine Vole vs Elephant Apple

Microtus bavaricus compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Bavarian Pine Vole is Critically Endangered while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bavarian Pine Vole	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Microtus	Dillenia
Species	Microtus bavaricus	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Bavarian Pine Vole

CR — Critically Endangered

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bavarian Pine Vole	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bavarian Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.