Bank Vole vs Gemeine Ulmenlaubzikade

Myodes glareolus compared with Edwardsiana plebeja

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Gemeine Ulmenlaubzikade is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Gemeine Ulmenlaubzikade
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Hemiptera (Schnabelkerfe)
Family	Cricetidae	Cicadellidae
Genus	Myodes	Edwardsiana
Species	Myodes glareolus	Edwardsiana plebeja

Evolutionary Relationship

Bank Vole and Gemeine Ulmenlaubzikade share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Gemeine Ulmenlaubzikade

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Gemeine Ulmenlaubzikade
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).

Gemeine Ulmenlaubzikade

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (19 countries), and North America (United States).

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:

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