Bavarian Pine Vole vs Mountain yam

Microtus bavaricus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Bavarian Pine Vole is Critically Endangered while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bavarian Pine Vole	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Microtus	Dioscorea
Species	Microtus bavaricus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Bavarian Pine Vole

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bavarian Pine Vole	Mountain yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bavarian Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.