Bank Vole vs southern elder

Myodes glareolus compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Cricetidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Myodes	Sambucus
Species	Myodes glareolus	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	southern elder
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).

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.