Bank Vole vs Prostrate Rattlebox

Myodes glareolus compared with Crotalaria rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Prostrate Rattlebox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Myodes	Crotalaria
Species	Myodes glareolus	Crotalaria rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Prostrate Rattlebox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Prostrate Rattlebox
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).

Prostrate Rattlebox

Habitat

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

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.