Bank Vole vs Fitzgerald's Notchwort

Myodes glareolus compared with Mesoptychia fitzgeraldiae

Key Differences

Bank Vole is Least Concern while Fitzgerald's Notchwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Fitzgerald's Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Myodes	Mesoptychia
Species	Myodes glareolus	Mesoptychia fitzgeraldiae

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Fitzgerald's Notchwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Fitzgerald's Notchwort
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).

Fitzgerald's Notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. 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.