Flat-Stem Oat Grass vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Danthonia compressa compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• Flat-Stem Oat Grass is Not Evaluated while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-Stem Oat Grass	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Danthonia	Myodes
Species	Danthonia compressa	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-Stem Oat Grass	Gray Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.