Craighead’s Noddingcaps vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Triphora craigheadii compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• Craighead’s Noddingcaps is Endangered while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Craighead’s Noddingcaps	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Orchidaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Triphora	Myodes
Species	Triphora craigheadii	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Craighead’s Noddingcaps

EN — Endangered

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Craighead’s Noddingcaps	Gray Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Craighead’s Noddingcaps

Habitat

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

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.