Bavarian Pine Vole vs Tickclover

Microtus bavaricus compared with Desmodium incanum

Key Differences

• Bavarian Pine Vole is Critically Endangered while Tickclover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bavarian Pine Vole	Tickclover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Microtus	Desmodium
Species	Microtus bavaricus	Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Bavarian Pine Vole

CR — Critically Endangered

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bavarian Pine Vole	Tickclover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bavarian Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 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.