Bank Vole vs Garden Orpine

Myodes glareolus compared with Hylotelephium telephium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Garden Orpine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Cricetidae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Myodes	Hylotelephium
Species	Myodes glareolus	Hylotelephium telephium

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Garden Orpine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Garden Orpine
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).

Garden Orpine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.