Bavarian Pine Vole vs Lesser Spearwort

Microtus bavaricus compared with Ranunculus flammula

Key Differences

• Bavarian Pine Vole is Critically Endangered while Lesser Spearwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bavarian Pine Vole	Lesser Spearwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Microtus	Ranunculus
Species	Microtus bavaricus	Ranunculus flammula

Conservation Status

Bavarian Pine Vole

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Spearwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bavarian Pine Vole	Lesser Spearwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bavarian Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Spearwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.