Gray Red-backed Vole vs heath rush

Myodes rufocanus compared with Juncus squarrosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	heath rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Myodes	Juncus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Juncus squarrosus

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

heath rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	heath rush
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.

heath rush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway