Gray Red-backed Vole vs greater broomrape

Myodes rufocanus compared with Orobanche rapum-genistae

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while greater broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	greater broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Myodes	Orobanche
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Orobanche rapum-genistae

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

greater broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

greater broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.