Gray Red-backed Vole vs Leopard Earthball

Myodes rufocanus compared with Scleroderma areolatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Leopard Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Myodes	Scleroderma
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Scleroderma areolatum

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Leopard Earthball
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.

Leopard Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway