Bedstraw Smut vs Boreal Red-Backed Vole

Melanotaenium endogenum compared with Myodes gapperi

Key Differences

  • Bedstraw Smut is Not Evaluated while Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bedstraw Smut Boreal Red-Backed Vole
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Melanotaeniaceae Cricetidae
Genus Melanotaenium Myodes
Species Melanotaenium endogenum Myodes gapperi

Conservation Status

Bedstraw Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bedstraw Smut Boreal Red-Backed Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bedstraw Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Bedstraw Smut

The Bedstraw Smut (Melanotaenium endogenum) is a species in the genus Melanotaenium. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Melanotaenium endogenum.

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

The Boreal Red-backed Vole (Myodes gapperi) is a species in the genus Myodes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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