Bank Vole vs prostrate speedwell

Myodes glareolus compared with Veronica prostrata

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while prostrate speedwell is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	prostrate speedwell
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	Veronica
Species	Myodes glareolus	Veronica prostrata

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

prostrate speedwell

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	prostrate speedwell
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 speedwell

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Latvia, Norway, Russia, 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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden