Gray Red-backed Vole vs Grey Tooth

Myodes rufocanus compared with Phellodon melaleucus

Key Differences

Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Grey Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Grey Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Myodes	Phellodon
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Phellodon melaleucus

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Grey Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Grey Tooth
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.

Grey Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.