Crested Cow-Wheat vs Mediterranean Pine Vole

Melampyrum cristatum compared with Microtus duodecimcostatus

Key Differences

Crested Cow-Wheat is Endangered while Mediterranean Pine Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Cow-Wheat	Mediterranean Pine 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 duodecimcostatus

Conservation Status

Crested Cow-Wheat

EN — Endangered

Mediterranean Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Cow-Wheat	Mediterranean Pine 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.