Bank Vole vs Bog Sandwort

Myodes glareolus compared with Sabulina stricta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Bog Sandwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Myodes	Sabulina
Species	Myodes glareolus	Sabulina stricta

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Bog Sandwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Bog Sandwort
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).

Bog Sandwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, 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.

Bog Sandwort

The Bog Sandwort (Sabulina stricta) is a species in the genus Sabulina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden