Bank Vole vs Sand Violet

Myodes glareolus compared with Viola fimbriatula

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Sand Violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Sand Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Violaceae
Genus	Myodes	Viola
Species	Myodes glareolus	Viola fimbriatula

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Sand Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Sand Violet
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).

Sand Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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:

🇨🇦 Canada