Bank Vole vs Field marigold

Myodes glareolus compared with Calendula arvensis

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Field marigold is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Field marigold
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Myodes	Calendula
Species	Myodes glareolus	Calendula arvensis

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Field marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Field marigold
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).

Field marigold

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Qatar), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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 🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden