Gray Red-backed Vole vs Maltesecross

Myodes rufocanus compared with Silene chalcedonica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Maltesecross
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Myodes	Silene
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Silene chalcedonica

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Maltesecross

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Maltesecross
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.

Maltesecross

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).