Bank Vole vs Shamel ash

Myodes glareolus compared with Fraxinus uhdei

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Shamel ash is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Shamel ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Myodes	Fraxinus
Species	Myodes glareolus	Fraxinus uhdei

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Shamel ash

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Shamel ash
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).

Shamel ash

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.