broadleaf milkweed vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Asclepias latifolia compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• broadleaf milkweed is Extinct while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	broadleaf milkweed	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apocynaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Asclepias	Myodes
Species	Asclepias latifolia	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

broadleaf milkweed

EX — Extinct

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

broadleaf milkweed

Habitat

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

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

broadleaf milkweed

The Broadleaf Milkweed (Asclepias latifolia) is a species in the genus Asclepias. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.