Gray Red-backed Vole vs Jagged-leaved Dandelion

Myodes rufocanus compared with Taraxacum lacerifolium

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Jagged-leaved Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Jagged-leaved Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Myodes	Taraxacum
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Taraxacum lacerifolium

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Jagged-leaved Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Jagged-leaved Dandelion
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.

Jagged-leaved Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway