Bank Vole vs Scarce Tissue

Myodes glareolus compared with Rheumaptera cervinalis

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Scarce Tissue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Scarce Tissue
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Geometridae
Genus	Myodes	Rheumaptera
Species	Myodes glareolus	Rheumaptera cervinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bank Vole and Scarce Tissue share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Tissue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Scarce Tissue
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).

Scarce Tissue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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