Bank Vole vs Danube river snail

Myodes glareolus compared with Viviparus acerosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Danube river snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Cricetidae	Viviparidae
Genus	Myodes	Viviparus
Species	Myodes glareolus	Viviparus acerosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bank Vole and Danube river snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Danube river snail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Danube river snail
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).

Danube river snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium