Bank Vole vs Brickberry Cotoneaster

Myodes glareolus compared with Cotoneaster nebrodensis

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Brickberry Cotoneaster is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Brickberry Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Myodes	Cotoneaster
Species	Myodes glareolus	Cotoneaster nebrodensis

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Brickberry Cotoneaster

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Brickberry Cotoneaster
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).

Brickberry Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Croatia, Estonia, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Brickberry Cotoneaster

The Brickberry Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster nebrodensis) is a species in the genus Cotoneaster. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden