Bank Vole vs Brown-veined Wainscot

Myodes glareolus compared with Archanara dissoluta

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Brown-veined Wainscot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Brown-veined Wainscot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Myodes	Archanara
Species	Myodes glareolus	Archanara dissoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Bank Vole and Brown-veined Wainscot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Brown-veined Wainscot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Brown-veined Wainscot
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).

Brown-veined Wainscot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Bank Vole

O rato-do-campo-ruivo (Myodes glareolus) está classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Amplamente distribuído e abundante na sua área de distribuição, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.

Brown-veined Wainscot

The Brown-veined Wainscot (Archanara dissoluta) is a species in the genus Archanara. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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