Bank Vole vs Yellow Thistle

Myodes glareolus compared with Cirsium erisithales

Key Differences

Bank Vole is Least Concern while Yellow Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Yellow Thistle
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	Cirsium
Species	Myodes glareolus	Cirsium erisithales

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Yellow Thistle
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 Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.