Bank Vole vs Malayan Water Shrew

Myodes glareolus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Rodentia (कृंतक)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cricetidae	Soricidae
Genus	Myodes	Chimarrogale
Species	Myodes glareolus	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Bank Vole and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (स्तनधारी)

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Malayan Water Shrew
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 Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.