Crested Cow-Wheat vs Lacustrine Vole

Melampyrum cristatum compared with Microtus limnophilus

Key Differences

• Crested Cow-Wheat is Endangered while Lacustrine Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Cow-Wheat	Lacustrine 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 limnophilus

Conservation Status

Crested Cow-Wheat

EN — Endangered

Lacustrine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Cow-Wheat	Lacustrine 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.

Lacustrine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.