Gray Red-backed Vole vs Kangaroo grass

Myodes rufocanus compared with Themeda quadrivalvis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Kangaroo grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Myodes	Themeda
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Themeda quadrivalvis

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Kangaroo grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Kangaroo grass
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.

Kangaroo grass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles), Asia (Timor-Leste), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji), and South America (Brazil).