Bank Vole vs Yellow Pouncewort

Myodes glareolus compared with Lejeunea flava

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Yellow Pouncewort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Yellow Pouncewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lejeuneaceae
Genus	Myodes	Lejeunea
Species	Myodes glareolus	Lejeunea flava

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Pouncewort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Yellow Pouncewort
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 Pouncewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Norway, and Taiwan.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway