Crested Cow-Wheat vs Narrow-headed Vole

Melampyrum cristatum compared with Microtus gregalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Cow-Wheat	Narrow-headed 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 gregalis

Conservation Status

Crested Cow-Wheat

EN — Endangered

Narrow-headed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Cow-Wheat	Narrow-headed 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.

Narrow-headed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.