Bavarian Pine Vole vs Sour Prickle

Microtus bavaricus compared with Opuntia dillenii

Key Differences

• Bavarian Pine Vole is Critically Endangered while Sour Prickle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bavarian Pine Vole	Sour Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Microtus	Opuntia
Species	Microtus bavaricus	Opuntia dillenii

Conservation Status

Bavarian Pine Vole

CR — Critically Endangered

Sour Prickle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bavarian Pine Vole	Sour Prickle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bavarian Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sour Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 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.