Goatgrass vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Aegilops peregrina compared with Myodes rufocanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Goatgrass	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	Aegilops	Myodes
Species	Aegilops peregrina	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Goatgrass

LC — Least Concern

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Goatgrass

Habitat

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

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.