Bavarian Pine Vole vs Pencil flower

Microtus bavaricus compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Key Differences

• Bavarian Pine Vole is Critically Endangered while Pencil flower is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bavarian Pine Vole	Pencil flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Microtus	Stylosanthes
Species	Microtus bavaricus	Stylosanthes guianensis

Conservation Status

Bavarian Pine Vole

CR — Critically Endangered

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bavarian Pine Vole	Pencil flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bavarian Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pencil flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.