Bank Vole vs Great Crestwort

Myodes glareolus compared with Lophocolea bispinosa

Key Differences

Bank Vole is Least Concern while Great Crestwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Great Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Myodes	Lophocolea
Species	Myodes glareolus	Lophocolea bispinosa

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Great Crestwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Great Crestwort
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).

Great Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.