Gray Red-backed Vole vs Heath woodrush

Myodes rufocanus compared with Luzula congesta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Heath woodrush
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	Luzula
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Luzula congesta

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Heath woodrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Heath woodrush
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 woodrush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway