Bank Vole vs Variable Bluet

Myodes glareolus compared with Coenagrion pulchellum

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Variable Bluet is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Variable Bluet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Myodes	Coenagrion
Species	Myodes glareolus	Coenagrion pulchellum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bank Vole and Variable Bluet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Variable Bluet

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Variable Bluet
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).

Variable Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered 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.

Variable Bluet

O Donzelinha-variavel (Coenagrion pulchellum) esta classificado como Em Perigo (EN) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Em alto risco de extincao em estado silvestre, com declinio populacional significativo e ameacas continuas a sua sobrevivencia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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