Bank Vole vs Corded Beard-Moss

Myodes glareolus compared with Didymodon cordatus

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Corded Beard-Moss is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Corded Beard-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Myodes	Didymodon
Species	Myodes glareolus	Didymodon cordatus

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Corded Beard-Moss

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Corded Beard-Moss
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).

Corded Beard-Moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg and Norway. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway