Bank Vole vs greater broomrape

Myodes glareolus compared with Orobanche rapum-genistae

Key Differences

Bank Vole is Least Concern while greater broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	greater broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Myodes	Orobanche
Species	Myodes glareolus	Orobanche rapum-genistae

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

greater broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	greater broomrape
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).

greater broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. 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.