Crested Cow-Wheat vs Evoron Vole

Melampyrum cristatum compared with Microtus evoronensis

Key Differences

• Crested Cow-Wheat is Endangered while Evoron Vole is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Cow-Wheat	Evoron Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Orobanchaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Melampyrum	Microtus
Species	Melampyrum cristatum	Microtus evoronensis

Conservation Status

Crested Cow-Wheat

EN — Endangered

Evoron Vole

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Cow-Wheat	Evoron Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crested Cow-Wheat

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Evoron Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.