Gray Red-backed Vole vs Magellan's peat moss

Myodes rufocanus compared with Sphagnum magellanicum

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Magellan's peat moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Magellan's peat moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Myodes	Sphagnum
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Sphagnum magellanicum

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Magellan's peat moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Magellan's peat moss
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.

Magellan's peat moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, Norway, Portugal), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway