Gray Red-backed Vole vs Lapland Reedgrass

Myodes rufocanus compared with Calamagrostis lapponica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Lapland Reedgrass
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	Calamagrostis
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Calamagrostis lapponica

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Lapland Reedgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Lapland Reedgrass
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.

Lapland Reedgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway