Bank Vole vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Myodes glareolus compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Cricetidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Myodes	Colchicum
Species	Myodes glareolus	Colchicum leptanthum

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Thin-flowered Colchicum
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).

Thin-flowered Colchicum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.