Bank Vole vs Patagonian mara

Myodes glareolus compared with Dolichotis patagonum

Key Differences

• Bank Vole is Least Concern while Patagonian mara is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bank Vole	Patagonian mara
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class same	Mammalia (lớp Thú)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order same	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family	Cricetidae	Caviidae
Genus	Myodes	Dolichotis
Species	Myodes glareolus	Dolichotis patagonum

Evolutionary Relationship

Bank Vole and Patagonian mara share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Bộ Gặm nhấm)

Conservation Status

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Patagonian mara

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bank Vole	Patagonian mara
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).

Patagonian mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium