Alexander vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Zanthoxylum flavum compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

  • Alexander is Vulnerable while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alexander Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Rutaceae Cricetidae
Genus Zanthoxylum Myodes
Species Zanthoxylum flavum Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Alexander

VU — Vulnerable

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alexander Gray Red-backed Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alexander

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Alexander

The Alexander (Zanthoxylum flavum) is a species in the genus Zanthoxylum. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotrop.

Gray Red-backed Vole

No description available.

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