Gray Red-backed Vole vs McGregor Pincushion

Myodes rufocanus compared with Leucospermum harpagonatum

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while McGregor Pincushion is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	McGregor Pincushion
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	Leucospermum
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Leucospermum harpagonatum

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

McGregor Pincushion

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	McGregor Pincushion
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.

McGregor Pincushion

Habitat

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