Bank Vole vs Black-stemmed Goldendrop

Myodes glareolus compared with Onosma nigricaulis

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Black-stemmed Goldendrop is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Black-stemmed Goldendrop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Cricetidae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Myodes	Onosma
Species	Myodes glareolus	Onosma nigricaulis

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Black-stemmed Goldendrop

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Black-stemmed Goldendrop
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-stemmed Goldendrop

Habitat

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

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-stemmed Goldendrop

The Black-stemmed Goldendrop (Onosma nigricaulis) is a species in the genus Onosma. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.