Gray Red-backed Vole vs hop dodder

Myodes rufocanus compared with Cuscuta lupuliformis

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while hop dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	hop dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Myodes	Cuscuta
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Cuscuta lupuliformis

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

hop dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	hop dodder
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.

hop dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).