Bank Vole vs Pink Turtlehead

Myodes glareolus compared with Chelone lyonii

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Pink Turtlehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Pink Turtlehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Myodes	Chelone
Species	Myodes glareolus	Chelone lyonii

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pink Turtlehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Pink Turtlehead
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).

Pink Turtlehead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden