Bank Vole vs Yellow Toadflax Smut

Myodes glareolus compared with Melanotaenium cingens

Key Differences

Bank Vole is Least Concern while Yellow Toadflax Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Cricetidae	Melanotaeniaceae
Genus	Myodes	Melanotaenium
Species	Myodes glareolus	Melanotaenium cingens

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Toadflax Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Yellow Toadflax Smut
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 Toadflax Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

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.