Bank Vole vs Berger's Clouded Yellow

Myodes glareolus compared with Colias alfacariensis

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Berger's Clouded Yellow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Berger's Clouded Yellow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Pieridae
Genus	Myodes	Colias
Species	Myodes glareolus	Colias alfacariensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bank Vole and Berger's Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Berger's Clouded Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Berger's Clouded Yellow
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).

Berger's Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (34 countries).

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.

Berger's Clouded Yellow

The Berger's Clouded Yellow (Colias alfacariensis) is a species in the genus Colias. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden