Alpine Rustwort vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Gymnomitrion alpinum compared with Myodes rutilus

Key Differences

• Alpine Rustwort is Not Evaluated while Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rustwort	Northern Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Gymnomitriaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Gymnomitrion	Myodes
Species	Gymnomitrion alpinum	Myodes rutilus

Conservation Status

Alpine Rustwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rustwort	Northern Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Alpine Rustwort

The Alpine Rustwort (Gymnomitrion alpinum) is a species in the genus Gymnomitrion. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden