Gray Red-backed Vole vs Long-styled Sedge

Myodes rufocanus compared with Carex stylosa

Key Differences

Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Long-styled Sedge is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Long-styled Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Myodes	Carex
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Carex stylosa

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Long-styled Sedge

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Long-styled Sedge
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.

Long-styled Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.