Gray Red-backed Vole vs Hooker's alpine oatgrass

Myodes rufocanus compared with Helictochloa hookeri

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Hooker's alpine oatgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Hooker's alpine oatgrass
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	Helictochloa
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Helictochloa hookeri

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Hooker's alpine oatgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Hooker's alpine oatgrass
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.

Hooker's alpine oatgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.