Bank Vole vs Black-Staining Polypore

Myodes glareolus compared with Meripilus sumstinei

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Black-Staining Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Black-Staining Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Cricetidae	Meripilaceae
Genus	Myodes	Meripilus
Species	Myodes glareolus	Meripilus sumstinei

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Black-Staining Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Black-Staining Polypore
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).

Black-Staining Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Bank Vole

Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Black-Staining Polypore

The Black-Staining Polypore (Meripilus sumstinei) is a species in the genus Meripilus. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway