Bank Vole vs Karo

Myodes glareolus compared with Pittosporum crassifolium

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Karo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Karo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pittosporaceae
Genus	Myodes	Pittosporum
Species	Myodes glareolus	Pittosporum crassifolium

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Karo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Karo
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).

Karo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium