Bank Vole vs Giant Jumping Rat

Myodes glareolus compared with Hypogeomys antimena

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Giant Jumping Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Cricetidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Myodes	Hypogeomys
Species	Myodes glareolus	Hypogeomys antimena

Evolutionary Relationship

Bank Vole and Giant Jumping Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Giant Jumping 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).

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.