Bavarian Pine Vole vs Weed silene

Microtus bavaricus compared with Silene conoidea

Key Differences

• Bavarian Pine Vole is Critically Endangered while Weed silene is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bavarian Pine Vole	Weed silene
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Microtus	Silene
Species	Microtus bavaricus	Silene conoidea

Conservation Status

Bavarian Pine Vole

CR — Critically Endangered

Weed silene

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bavarian Pine Vole	Weed silene
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bavarian Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Weed silene

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.