Gray Red-backed Vole vs little-robin

Myodes rufocanus compared with Geranium purpureum

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while little-robin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	little-robin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Myodes	Geranium
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Geranium purpureum

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

little-robin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	little-robin
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.

little-robin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway