Bank Vole vs green heather

Myodes glareolus compared with Erica scoparia

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while green heather is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	green heather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Myodes	Erica
Species	Myodes glareolus	Erica scoparia

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

green heather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	green heather
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).

green heather

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Netherlands.

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.