Bank Vole vs Yellow-spotted Emerald

Myodes glareolus compared with Somatochlora flavomaculata

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Yellow-spotted Emerald is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Yellow-spotted Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Myodes	Somatochlora
Species	Myodes glareolus	Somatochlora flavomaculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-spotted Emerald

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Yellow-spotted Emerald
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-spotted Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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 4 countries:

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