Gray Red-backed Vole vs Jamaican Beaksedge

Myodes rufocanus compared with Rhynchospora jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Jamaican Beaksedge is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Jamaican Beaksedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Myodes	Rhynchospora
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Rhynchospora jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Jamaican Beaksedge

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Jamaican Beaksedge
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.

Jamaican Beaksedge

Habitat

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