Bank Vole vs False Dotted Border

Myodes glareolus compared with Belenois thysa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	False Dotted Border
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Pieridae
Genus	Myodes	Belenois
Species	Myodes glareolus	Belenois thysa

Evolutionary Relationship

Bank Vole and False Dotted Border share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	False Dotted Border
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).

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.