Bank Vole vs Black Willow

Myodes glareolus compared with Salix nigra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Black Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Myodes	Salix
Species	Myodes glareolus	Salix nigra

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Black Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Black Willow
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 Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, 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.

Black Willow

The Black Willow (Salix nigra) is a species in the genus Salix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada