Bavarian Pine Vole vs snow buttercup

Microtus bavaricus compared with Ranunculus nivalis

Key Differences

• Bavarian Pine Vole is Critically Endangered while snow buttercup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bavarian Pine Vole	snow buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Microtus	Ranunculus
Species	Microtus bavaricus	Ranunculus nivalis

Conservation Status

Bavarian Pine Vole

CR — Critically Endangered

snow buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bavarian Pine Vole	snow buttercup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bavarian Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

snow buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, 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.