Bank Vole vs Cheeseweed

Myodes glareolus compared with Malva multiflora

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Cheeseweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Cricetidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Myodes	Malva
Species	Myodes glareolus	Malva multiflora

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Cheeseweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Cheeseweed
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).

Cheeseweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, South Africa, 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.

Cheeseweed

The Cheeseweed (Malva multiflora) is a species in the genus Malva. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden