Bank Vole vs Lorimer's Rustic

Myodes glareolus compared with Caradrina flavirena

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Lorimer's Rustic is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Lorimer's Rustic
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Myodes	Caradrina
Species	Myodes glareolus	Caradrina flavirena

Evolutionary Relationship

Bank Vole and Lorimer's Rustic share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Lorimer's Rustic

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Lorimer's Rustic
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).

Lorimer's Rustic

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark