Deceptive Sunflower vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Helianthus petiolaris compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• Deceptive Sunflower is Not Evaluated while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deceptive Sunflower	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Helianthus (Sunflowers)	Myodes
Species	Helianthus petiolaris	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Deceptive Sunflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deceptive Sunflower	Gray Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deceptive Sunflower

Habitat

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

Range

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

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway