Bank Vole vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Myodes glareolus compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Myodes	Botrychium
Species	Myodes glareolus	Botrychium lanceolatum

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
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).

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden