Annual Dropseed vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Sporobolus neglectus compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• Annual Dropseed is Not Evaluated while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Annual Dropseed	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Sporobolus	Myodes
Species	Sporobolus neglectus	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Annual Dropseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Annual Dropseed	Gray Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Annual Dropseed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Annual Dropseed

The Annual Dropseed (Sporobolus neglectus) is a species in the genus Sporobolus. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway