Bavarian Pine Vole vs Field Foxtail

Microtus bavaricus compared with Alopecurus pratensis

Key Differences

• Bavarian Pine Vole is Critically Endangered while Field Foxtail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bavarian Pine Vole	Field Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Microtus	Alopecurus
Species	Microtus bavaricus	Alopecurus pratensis

Conservation Status

Bavarian Pine Vole

CR — Critically Endangered

Field Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bavarian Pine Vole	Field Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bavarian Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Foxtail

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia).

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.