Bank Vole vs Leafy Brain

Myodes glareolus compared with Phaeotremella foliacea

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Leafy Brain is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Leafy Brain
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Tremellomycetes (Tremellomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Tremellales (Tremellales)
Family	Cricetidae	Tremellaceae
Genus	Myodes	Phaeotremella
Species	Myodes glareolus	Phaeotremella foliacea

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Leafy Brain

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Leafy Brain
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).

Leafy Brain

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden