Bank Vole vs camash

Myodes glareolus compared with Camassia quamash

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	camash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Cricetidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Myodes	Camassia
Species	Myodes glareolus	Camassia quamash

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

camash

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	camash
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).

camash

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Denmark 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.

camash

The Camash (Camassia quamash) is a species in the genus Camassia. Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden