Bank Vole vs Copper Mushrooom

Myodes glareolus compared with Agaricus cupreobrunneus

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Copper Mushrooom is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Copper Mushrooom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Myodes	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)
Species	Myodes glareolus	Agaricus cupreobrunneus

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Copper Mushrooom

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Copper Mushrooom
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).

Copper Mushrooom

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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