Gray Red-backed Vole vs Hooked Veilwort

Myodes rufocanus compared with Metzgeria leptoneura

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Hooked Veilwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Hooked Veilwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Cricetidae	Metzgeriaceae
Genus	Myodes	Metzgeria
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Metzgeria leptoneura

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Hooked Veilwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Hooked Veilwort
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.

Hooked Veilwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway