Gray Red-backed Vole vs Kaffir boxthorn

Myodes rufocanus compared with Lycium afrum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Kaffir boxthorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Myodes	Lycium
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Lycium afrum

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Kaffir boxthorn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Kaffir boxthorn
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.

Kaffir boxthorn

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).