Black wattle vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Acacia mearnsii compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• Black wattle is Not Evaluated while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black wattle	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Acacia	Myodes
Species	Acacia mearnsii	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Black wattle

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black wattle

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (17 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (Jamaica, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand, Papua New Guinea), and South America (5 countries).

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Black wattle

The Black wattle (Acacia mearnsii) is a species in the genus Acacia. Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations, found across Algeria, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Burundi, and more.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway