Gray Red-backed Vole vs Grooved Flax

Myodes rufocanus compared with Linum sulcatum

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Grooved Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Linaceae
Genus	Myodes	Linum
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Linum sulcatum

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Grooved Flax
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.

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.