Bank Vole vs Yellow-legged Clearwing

Myodes glareolus compared with Synanthedon vespiformis

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Yellow-legged Clearwing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Yellow-legged Clearwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Sesiidae
Genus	Myodes	Synanthedon
Species	Myodes glareolus	Synanthedon vespiformis

Evolutionary Relationship

Bank Vole and Yellow-legged Clearwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-legged Clearwing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Yellow-legged Clearwing
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).

Yellow-legged Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden