Bank Vole vs Schmidt's Hawkweed

Myodes glareolus compared with Hieracium schmidtii

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Schmidt's Hawkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Schmidt's Hawkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Myodes	Hieracium
Species	Myodes glareolus	Hieracium schmidtii

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Schmidt's Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Schmidt's Hawkweed
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).

Schmidt's Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Portugal.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway