Bank Vole vs Pitch canker

Myodes glareolus compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Cricetidae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Myodes	Fusarium
Species	Myodes glareolus	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Pitch canker
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).

Pitch canker

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, 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 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway