Bavarian Pine Vole vs Prickly Coontail

Microtus bavaricus compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Bavarian Pine Vole is Critically Endangered while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bavarian Pine Vole	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Microtus	Ceratophyllum
Species	Microtus bavaricus	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Bavarian Pine Vole

CR — Critically Endangered

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bavarian Pine Vole	Prickly Coontail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bavarian Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.