Bank Vole vs creeping marshwort

Myodes glareolus compared with Helosciadium repens

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while creeping marshwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	creeping marshwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Apiaceae
Genus	Myodes	Helosciadium
Species	Myodes glareolus	Helosciadium repens

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

creeping marshwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	creeping marshwort
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).

creeping marshwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden