Bank Vole vs Little Yellow-shouldered Bat

Myodes glareolus compared with Sturnira lilium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Little Yellow-shouldered Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cricetidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Myodes	Sturnira
Species	Myodes glareolus	Sturnira lilium

Evolutionary Relationship

Bank Vole and Little Yellow-shouldered Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Little Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Little Yellow-shouldered Bat
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).

Little Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.