Gray Red-backed Vole vs Marsh Cress

Myodes rufocanus compared with Rorippa islandica

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Marsh Cress is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Marsh Cress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Cricetidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Myodes	Rorippa
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Rorippa islandica

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Cress

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Marsh Cress
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.

Marsh Cress

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including boreal forests and taiga, flooded grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (India), Europe (Iceland, Norway, Sweden), and North America (Canada, Mexico, United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway