Bank Vole vs Fox-tail Feather-moss

Myodes glareolus compared with Thamnobryum alopecurum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Fox-tail Feather-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Cricetidae	Neckeraceae
Genus	Myodes	Thamnobryum
Species	Myodes glareolus	Thamnobryum alopecurum

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Fox-tail Feather-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Fox-tail Feather-moss
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).

Fox-tail Feather-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.