Brown-Fruit Rush vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Juncus pelocarpus compared with Myodes rufocanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-Fruit Rush	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Juncaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Juncus	Myodes
Species	Juncus pelocarpus	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Brown-Fruit Rush

LC — Least Concern

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-Fruit Rush	Gray Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown-Fruit Rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Brown-Fruit Rush

The Brown-fruit Rush (Juncus pelocarpus) is a species in the genus Juncus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.