Gray Red-backed Vole vs Green flatsedge

Myodes rufocanus compared with Cyperus virens

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Green flatsedge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Green flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Myodes	Cyperus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Cyperus virens

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Green flatsedge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Green flatsedge
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.

Green flatsedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).