Bank Vole vs Bladdernut

Myodes glareolus compared with Staphylea pinnata

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Bladdernut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Bladdernut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Crossosomatales (Crossosomatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Staphyleaceae
Genus	Myodes	Staphylea
Species	Myodes glareolus	Staphylea pinnata

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Bladdernut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Bladdernut
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).

Bladdernut

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 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.

Bladdernut

The Bladdernut (Staphylea pinnata) is a species in the genus Staphylea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden