Bavarian Pine Vole vs wall scalewort

Microtus bavaricus compared with Porella platyphylla

Key Differences

• Bavarian Pine Vole is Critically Endangered while wall scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bavarian Pine Vole	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Cricetidae	Porellaceae
Genus	Microtus	Porella
Species	Microtus bavaricus	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Bavarian Pine Vole

CR — Critically Endangered

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bavarian Pine Vole	wall scalewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bavarian Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.