Bank Vole vs Crested gentian

Myodes glareolus compared with Gentiana septemfida

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Crested gentian is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Crested gentian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Myodes	Gentiana
Species	Myodes glareolus	Gentiana septemfida

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Crested gentian

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Crested gentian
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).

Crested gentian

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden