Bank Vole vs Fire Birch

Myodes glareolus compared with Betula populifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Fire Birch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Cricetidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Myodes	Betula
Species	Myodes glareolus	Betula populifolia

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Fire Birch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Fire Birch
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).

Fire Birch

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, United Kingdom, and 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.