Bank Vole vs Yellow-Spotted Ringlet

Myodes glareolus compared with Erebia manto

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bank Vole Yellow-Spotted Ringlet
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Cricetidae Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Myodes Erebia
Species Myodes glareolus Erebia manto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-Spotted Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bank Vole Yellow-Spotted Ringlet
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 Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Switzerland and Ukraine.

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.

Yellow-Spotted Ringlet

No description available.

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