Gray Red-backed Vole vs Mat Spiderhead

Myodes rufocanus compared with Serruria viridifolia

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Mat Spiderhead is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Mat Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Cricetidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Myodes	Serruria
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Serruria viridifolia

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mat Spiderhead

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Mat Spiderhead
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.

Mat Spiderhead

Habitat

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