Gray Red-backed Vole vs Marsh Valerian

Myodes rufocanus compared with Valeriana sitchensis

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Marsh Valerian is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Marsh Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Cricetidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Myodes	Valeriana
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Valeriana sitchensis

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Valerian

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Marsh Valerian
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 Valerian

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway