Early Buttercup vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Ranunculus fascicularis compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• Early Buttercup is Extinct while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Early Buttercup	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ranunculus	Myodes
Species	Ranunculus fascicularis	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Early Buttercup

EX — Extinct

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Early Buttercup	Gray Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Early Buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.