Bank Vole vs cohune palm

Myodes glareolus compared with Attalea cohune

Key Differences

Bank Vole is Least Concern while cohune palm is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	cohune palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Cricetidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Myodes	Attalea
Species	Myodes glareolus	Attalea cohune

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

cohune palm

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	cohune palm
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).

cohune palm

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

The Cohune Palm (Attalea cohune), also known as the Corozo or Manaca Palm, is a large, solitary feather palm in the family Arecaceae, native to the lowland forests and forest margins of Central America, from southern Mexico through Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. It produces enormous pinnate fronds up to 10 metres in length and stands 10–20 metres tall, dominating the forest canopy in areas where it occurs. The cohune palm is among the most useful wild palms of Mesoamerica: its large fruits yield a hard-shelled nut containing cohune oil, a white semi-solid fat historically used for cooking, soap manufacture, and as a cosmetic. Palm hearts from young plants are edible; fronds are used for thatching traditional dwellings; and the hard endocarp shells serve as fuel and for crafting buttons and ornaments. The species grows abundantly on deep, humid soils in forest and successional habitats, and its density is often used as an indicator of high-quality agricultural soils by local farming communities. The IUCN classifies Attalea cohune as Endangered, reflecting historical deforestation and ongoing land conversion across its Central American range. Despite this listing, it remains locally common in some areas and shows some resilience in secondary forest.