Bank Vole vs Mongolian gerbil

Myodes glareolus compared with Meriones unguiculatus

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Mongolian gerbil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Mongolian gerbil
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Myodes	Meriones
Species	Myodes glareolus	Meriones unguiculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bank Vole and Mongolian gerbil share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (ネズミ目)

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mongolian gerbil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Mongolian gerbil
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).

Mongolian gerbil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway