Bank Vole vs St. Bees Seed-eater

Myodes glareolus compared with Harpalus honestus

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while St. Bees Seed-eater is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	St. Bees Seed-eater
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cricetidae	Carabidae
Genus	Myodes	Harpalus
Species	Myodes glareolus	Harpalus honestus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bank Vole and St. Bees Seed-eater share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

St. Bees Seed-eater

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	St. Bees Seed-eater
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).

St. Bees Seed-eater

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Switzerland. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium