Gray Red-backed Vole vs Horsetail

Myodes rufocanus compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Cricetidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Myodes	Equisetum
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Horsetail
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.

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.