Bank Vole vs Bugloss Spear-wing

Myodes glareolus compared with Tinagma ocnerostomella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Bugloss Spear-wing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Douglasiidae
Genus	Myodes	Tinagma
Species	Myodes glareolus	Tinagma ocnerostomella

Evolutionary Relationship

Bank Vole and Bugloss Spear-wing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Bugloss Spear-wing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Bugloss Spear-wing
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).

Bugloss Spear-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.

Bugloss Spear-wing

The Bugloss Spear-Wing (Tinagma ocnerostomella) is a species in the genus Tinagma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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