Gray Red-backed Vole vs Indian-nut

Myodes rufocanus compared with Areca catechu

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Indian-nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Cricetidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Myodes	Areca
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Areca catechu

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Indian-nut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Indian-nut
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.

Indian-nut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).