Bank Vole vs Spreading windmill grass

Myodes glareolus compared with Chloris divaricata

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Spreading windmill grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Spreading windmill grass
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Fringillidae
Genus	Myodes	Chloris
Species	Myodes glareolus	Chloris divaricata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bank Vole and Spreading windmill grass share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Spreading windmill grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Spreading windmill grass
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).

Spreading windmill grass

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Tonga).

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 🇸🇪 Sweden