Bog Cranberry vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Vaccinium oxycoccos compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• Bog Cranberry is Near Threatened while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bog Cranberry	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ericaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Vaccinium	Myodes
Species	Vaccinium oxycoccos	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Bog Cranberry

NT — Near Threatened

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bog Cranberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Bog Cranberry

The Bog Cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos) is a species in the genus Vaccinium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway