Bavarian Pine Vole vs Prickly Heath

Microtus bavaricus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bavarian Pine Vole	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Microtus	Gaultheria
Species	Microtus bavaricus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Bavarian Pine Vole

CR — Critically Endangered

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bavarian Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.