Bank Vole vs Blue Lettuce

Myodes glareolus compared with Lactuca tatarica

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Blue Lettuce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Blue Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Myodes	Lactuca
Species	Myodes glareolus	Lactuca tatarica

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Blue Lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Blue Lettuce
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).

Blue Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (21 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.

Blue Lettuce

The Blue Lettuce (Lactuca tatarica) is a species in the genus Lactuca. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden