Bank Vole vs Sherriff's Cotoneaster

Myodes glareolus compared with Cotoneaster sherriffii

Key Differences

Bank Vole is Least Concern while Sherriff's Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Sherriff's Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Myodes	Cotoneaster
Species	Myodes glareolus	Cotoneaster sherriffii

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Sherriff's Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Sherriff's Cotoneaster
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).

Sherriff's Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.