Bank Vole vs Dingy White Plume

Myodes glareolus compared with Merrifieldia baliodactylus

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Dingy White Plume is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Dingy White Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Myodes	Merrifieldia
Species	Myodes glareolus	Merrifieldia baliodactylus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bank Vole and Dingy White Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Dingy White Plume

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Dingy White Plume
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).

Dingy White Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 6 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (32 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden