Bank Vole vs Hedgemustard

Myodes glareolus compared with Sisymbrium officinale

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bank Vole Hedgemustard
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family Cricetidae Brassicaceae
Genus Myodes Sisymbrium
Species Myodes glareolus Sisymbrium officinale

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Hedgemustard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bank Vole Hedgemustard
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).

Hedgemustard

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 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.

Hedgemustard

No description available.

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