Bank Vole vs large painted-lady

Myodes glareolus compared with Gladiolus undulatus

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while large painted-lady is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	large painted-lady
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Cricetidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Myodes	Gladiolus
Species	Myodes glareolus	Gladiolus undulatus

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

large painted-lady

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	large painted-lady
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).

large painted-lady

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (India), Europe (Portugal), North America (Jamaica), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.