Bank Vole vs Black Crystalwort

Myodes glareolus compared with Riccia nigrella

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Black Crystalwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Black Crystalwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ricciaceae
Genus	Myodes	Riccia
Species	Myodes glareolus	Riccia nigrella

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Black Crystalwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Black Crystalwort
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).

Black Crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, and Portugal.

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.

Black Crystalwort

The Black Crystalwort (Riccia nigrella) is a species in the genus Riccia. Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Chile, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, and Portugal.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway