Gray Red-backed Vole vs Green Muhly

Myodes rufocanus compared with Muhlenbergia racemosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Green Muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Myodes	Muhlenbergia
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Muhlenbergia racemosa

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Green Muhly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Green Muhly
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 Muhly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.