Bank Vole vs Gesäumtes Drehzahnmoos

Myodes glareolus compared with Tortula marginata

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Gesäumtes Drehzahnmoos is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Gesäumtes Drehzahnmoos
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Myodes	Tortula
Species	Myodes glareolus	Tortula marginata

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Gesäumtes Drehzahnmoos

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Gesäumtes Drehzahnmoos
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).

Gesäumtes Drehzahnmoos

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered 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.

Gesäumtes Drehzahnmoos

The Bordered Screw-moss (Tortula marginata) is a species in the genus Tortula. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway