Bank Vole vs Large Gorse Mining Bee

Myodes glareolus compared with Andrena bimaculata

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Large Gorse Mining Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Large Gorse Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)
Family	Cricetidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Myodes	Andrena
Species	Myodes glareolus	Andrena bimaculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bank Vole and Large Gorse Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Large Gorse Mining Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Large Gorse Mining Bee
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).

Large Gorse Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bank Vole

ヨーロッパモリネズミ（Myodes glareolus）は、IUCNレッドリストで軽度懸念（LC）に分類されています。分布域全体にわたって広く生息し個体数も豊富で、個体群は安定しており、差し迫った保全上の懸念はありません。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden