Bank Vole vs Mountain Water Rat

Myodes glareolus compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Mountain Water Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Myodes	Baiyankamys
Species	Myodes glareolus	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

Bank Vole and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (hewan pengerat)

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Mountain Water Rat
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).

Mountain Water Rat

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.