Bavarian Vole
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Bavarian Vole

Microtus bavaricus

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Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC) via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bavarian_pine_vole

Overview

The Bavarian pine vole is a vole from the Austrian, Italian, and Bavarian Alps of Europe. It lives in moist meadows at elevations of 600 to 1,000 meters.

The Bavarian Vole is critically endangered due to its extremely restricted range in the Austrian and German Alps, where it occupies only a few high-altitude meadow sites above 1000 meters elevation. Climate change poses the most severe threat as warming temperatures force alpine vegetation zones upward, reducing and fragmenting the species' already limited suitable habitat. Additional pressures from tourism development, grazing, and habitat degradation further threaten the remaining populations.

Threat summary

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Frequently asked questions

Why is Bavarian Vole classified as Critically Endangered?
Bavarian Vole is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range. The Bavarian Vole is critically endangered due to its extremely restricted range in the Austrian and German Alps, where it occupies only a few high-altitude meadow sites above 1000 meters elevation. Climate change poses the most severe threat as warming temperatures force alpine vegetation zones upward, reducing and fragmenting the species' already limited suitable habitat. Additional pressures from tourism development, grazing, and habitat degradation further threaten the remaining populations.
Where does Bavarian Vole live?
Bavarian Vole occurs in across multiple regions. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to Bavarian Vole?
The main threats to Bavarian Vole are ai-1, ai-2, ai-3, and ai-4. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.

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