Bank Vole vs Large Yellow Feather-Moss

Myodes glareolus compared with Drepanocladus turgescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Large Yellow Feather-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amblystegiaceae
Genus	Myodes	Drepanocladus
Species	Myodes glareolus	Drepanocladus turgescens

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Large Yellow Feather-Moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Large Yellow Feather-Moss
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 Yellow Feather-Moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.