Bank Vole vs Thin-leaved Centaury

Myodes glareolus compared with Centaurea leptophylla

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Thin-leaved Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Thin-leaved Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Myodes	Centaurea
Species	Myodes glareolus	Centaurea leptophylla

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Thin-leaved Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Thin-leaved Centaury
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-leaved Centaury

Habitat

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

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.