Bank Vole vs Deer Horn

Myodes glareolus compared with Clarkia pulchella

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Deer Horn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Deer Horn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Myodes	Clarkia
Species	Myodes glareolus	Clarkia pulchella

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Deer Horn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Deer Horn
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).

Deer Horn

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, India), Europe (8 countries), and North America (Canada, 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden