Gray Red-backed Vole vs Highwater Grass

Myodes rufocanus compared with Sporobolus pumilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Highwater Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Myodes	Sporobolus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Sporobolus pumilus

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Highwater Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Highwater Grass
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.

Highwater Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, and United States.