Bank Vole vs matchstick flapwort

Myodes glareolus compared with Odontoschisma denudatum

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while matchstick flapwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	matchstick flapwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cephaloziaceae
Genus	Myodes	Odontoschisma
Species	Myodes glareolus	Odontoschisma denudatum

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

matchstick flapwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	matchstick flapwort
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).

matchstick flapwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden