Bank Vole vs Olympic mullein

Myodes glareolus compared with Verbascum olympicum

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Olympic mullein is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Olympic mullein
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Myodes	Verbascum
Species	Myodes glareolus	Verbascum olympicum

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Olympic mullein

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Olympic mullein
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).

Olympic mullein

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Poland, Sweden, 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