Gray Red-backed Vole vs Greater Copperwort

Myodes rufocanus compared with Cephaloziella nicholsonii

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Greater Copperwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Greater Copperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Myodes	Cephaloziella
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Cephaloziella nicholsonii

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Greater Copperwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Greater Copperwort
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 Copperwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway