Bufflehead vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Bucephala albeola compared with Myodes rutilus

Key Differences

• Bufflehead is Not Evaluated while Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bufflehead	Northern Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Anatidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Bucephala	Myodes
Species	Bucephala albeola	Myodes rutilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bufflehead and Northern Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bufflehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bufflehead	Northern Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bufflehead

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Bufflehead

Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden