Bank Vole vs Bastard Indigo

Myodes glareolus compared with Amorpha fruticosa

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Bastard Indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Bastard Indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Myodes	Amorpha
Species	Myodes glareolus	Amorpha fruticosa

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Bastard Indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Bastard Indigo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bank Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

Bastard Indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (9 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

Bank Vole

Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Bastard Indigo

The Bastard Indigo (Amorpha fruticosa) is a species in the genus Amorpha. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Its range includes Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, and Belgium.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden