Bavarian Pine Vole vs Thatching grass

Microtus bavaricus compared with Hyparrhenia hirta

Key Differences

• Bavarian Pine Vole is Critically Endangered while Thatching grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bavarian Pine Vole	Thatching grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Microtus	Hyparrhenia
Species	Microtus bavaricus	Hyparrhenia hirta

Conservation Status

Bavarian Pine Vole

CR — Critically Endangered

Thatching grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bavarian Pine Vole	Thatching grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bavarian Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatching grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.