Bank Vole vs Beaver-Root

Myodes glareolus compared with Nuphar variegata

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Beaver-Root is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Beaver-Root
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Nymphaeales (Nymphaeales)
Family	Cricetidae	Nymphaeaceae
Genus	Myodes	Nuphar
Species	Myodes glareolus	Nuphar variegata

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Beaver-Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Beaver-Root
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).

Beaver-Root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and 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.

Beaver-Root

The Beaver-Root (Nuphar variegata) is a species in the genus Nuphar. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Nuphar variegata.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway