Arctic Mouse-Ear vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Cerastium arcticum compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• Arctic Mouse-Ear is Not Evaluated while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Mouse-Ear	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cerastium	Myodes
Species	Cerastium arcticum	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Arctic Mouse-Ear

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Mouse-Ear	Gray Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Mouse-Ear

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Arctic Mouse-Ear

The Arctic Mouse-Ear (Cerastium arcticum) is a species in the genus Cerastium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway