Asarabacca vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Asarum europaeum compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asarabacca	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Piperales (Piperales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aristolochiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Asarum	Myodes
Species	Asarum europaeum	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Asarabacca

VU — Vulnerable

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Asarabacca

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Europe (9 countries), and North America (United States). 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.

Asarabacca

Asarabacca (Asarum europaeum) is a species in the genus Asarum. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are al

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway