Bank Vole vs Farlow’s eyebright

Myodes glareolus compared with Euphrasia farlowii

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Farlow’s eyebright is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Farlow’s eyebright
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Myodes	Euphrasia
Species	Myodes glareolus	Euphrasia farlowii

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Farlow’s eyebright

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Farlow’s eyebright
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).

Farlow’s eyebright

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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:

🇨🇦 Canada