Desert Sunflower vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Helianthus deserticola compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• Desert Sunflower is Data Deficient while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Desert 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 deserticola	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Desert Sunflower

DD — Data Deficient

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Desert Sunflower

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.