Bank Vole vs Sea Knotgrass

Myodes glareolus compared with Polygonum maritimum

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Sea Knotgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Sea Knotgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Myodes	Polygonum
Species	Myodes glareolus	Polygonum maritimum

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Sea Knotgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Sea Knotgrass
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).

Sea Knotgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Chile, India, 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.