Bavarian Pine Vole vs Jointed Pricklypear

Microtus bavaricus compared with Opuntia aurantiaca

Key Differences

• Bavarian Pine Vole is Critically Endangered while Jointed Pricklypear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bavarian Pine Vole	Jointed Pricklypear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Microtus	Opuntia
Species	Microtus bavaricus	Opuntia aurantiaca

Conservation Status

Bavarian Pine Vole

CR — Critically Endangered

Jointed Pricklypear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bavarian Pine Vole	Jointed Pricklypear
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bavarian Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jointed Pricklypear

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Eswatini, Jamaica, Namibia, and South Africa.

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.