Bank Vole vs Malayan porcupine

Myodes glareolus compared with Hystrix brachyura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Malayan porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order same	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Cricetidae	Hystricidae
Genus	Myodes	Hystrix
Species	Myodes glareolus	Hystrix brachyura

Evolutionary Relationship

Bank Vole and Malayan porcupine share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Nagetiere)

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Malayan porcupine
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).

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway