Bank Vole vs Bear'S Head Tooth

Myodes glareolus compared with Hericium americanum

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Bear'S Head Tooth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Bear'S Head Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Cricetidae	Hericiaceae
Genus	Myodes	Hericium
Species	Myodes glareolus	Hericium americanum

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Bear'S Head Tooth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Bear'S Head Tooth
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).

Bear'S Head Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.

Bear'S Head Tooth

The Bear'S Head Tooth (Hericium americanum) is a species in the genus Hericium. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.