Bavarian Pine Vole vs Garden sorrel

Microtus bavaricus compared with Rumex thyrsiflorus

Key Differences

• Bavarian Pine Vole is Critically Endangered while Garden sorrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bavarian Pine Vole	Garden sorrel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Microtus	Rumex
Species	Microtus bavaricus	Rumex thyrsiflorus

Conservation Status

Bavarian Pine Vole

CR — Critically Endangered

Garden sorrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bavarian Pine Vole	Garden sorrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bavarian Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden sorrel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Uzbekistan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.