flax darnel vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Lolium remotum compared with Myodes rutilus

Key Differences

• flax darnel is Extinct while Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flax darnel	Northern 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	Lolium	Myodes
Species	Lolium remotum	Myodes rutilus

Conservation Status

flax darnel

EX — Extinct

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flax darnel	Northern Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

flax darnel

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden