Bank Vole vs fringed-sage

Myodes glareolus compared with Artemisia frigida

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while fringed-sage is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	fringed-sage
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	Artemisia
Species	Myodes glareolus	Artemisia frigida

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

fringed-sage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	fringed-sage
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).

fringed-sage

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway