Bank Vole vs Cloud Forest Akodont

Myodes glareolus compared with Akodon torques

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Cloud Forest Akodont
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Rodentia (설치류)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Myodes	Akodon
Species	Myodes glareolus	Akodon torques

Evolutionary Relationship

Bank Vole and Cloud Forest Akodont share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

보기 Family: Cricetidae

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Cloud Forest Akodont

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Cloud Forest Akodont
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).

Cloud Forest Akodont

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bank Vole

붉은등밭쥐(Myodes glareolus)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 최소관심종(LC)으로 분류됩니다. 서식 범위 전반에 걸쳐 널리 분포하고 개체수가 풍부하며, 개체군은 안정적으로 유지되고 있어 즉각적인 보전 우려는 없습니다.

Cloud forest akodonts are small rodents in the genus Akodon (family Cricetidae, subfamily Sigmodontinae) adapted to the cool, moist cloud forests of the Andean mountain chain in South America. These small mice, typically 15–25 g body weight, are among the most diverse rodent genera in the Neotropics, with dozens of species occupying a range of habitats from tropical lowland forest to high-elevation grasslands and cloud forest margins. Cloud forest species live in mossy, fern-rich undergrowth at elevations typically between 1,500 and 3,500 meters, where they forage for seeds, fungi, invertebrates, and plant material among dense vegetation and under fallen logs. Akodonts are important prey species for forest raptors, small cats, and mustelids, and serve as seed dispersers in cloud forest ecosystems. Many cloud forest akodont species have restricted ranges tied to specific elevation bands on individual mountain ranges, making them vulnerable to climate change-driven upslope habitat shifts that compress available habitat and may eventually eliminate suitable conditions on mountains of insufficient height.