Bank Vole vs Confusing Trillium

Myodes glareolus compared with Trillium simile

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Confusing Trillium is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Confusing Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Cricetidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Myodes	Trillium
Species	Myodes glareolus	Trillium simile

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Trillium

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Confusing Trillium
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).

Confusing Trillium

Habitat

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

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.