Gray Red-backed Vole vs Hispaniolan Pine

Myodes rufocanus compared with Pinus occidentalis

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Hispaniolan Pine is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Hispaniolan Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Myodes	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Pinus occidentalis

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Hispaniolan Pine

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Hispaniolan Pine
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.

Hispaniolan Pine

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.