Gray Red-backed Vole vs Ground Pink

Myodes rufocanus compared with Phlox subulata

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Ground Pink is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Ground Pink
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Myodes	Phlox
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Phlox subulata

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Ground Pink

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Ground Pink
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.

Ground Pink

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway