Bavarian Pine Vole vs Lesser Whipwort

Microtus bavaricus compared with Bazzania tricrenata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bavarian Pine Vole	Lesser Whipwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Microtus	Bazzania
Species	Microtus bavaricus	Bazzania tricrenata

Conservation Status

Bavarian Pine Vole

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Whipwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bavarian Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Whipwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and 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.