Bavarian Pine Vole vs Small Cow-Wheat

Microtus bavaricus compared with Melampyrum sylvaticum

Key Differences

• Bavarian Pine Vole is Critically Endangered while Small Cow-Wheat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bavarian Pine Vole	Small Cow-Wheat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Microtus	Melampyrum
Species	Microtus bavaricus	Melampyrum sylvaticum

Conservation Status

Bavarian Pine Vole

CR — Critically Endangered

Small Cow-Wheat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bavarian Pine Vole	Small Cow-Wheat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bavarian Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Cow-Wheat

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.