Gray Red-backed Vole vs Mealy Tooth

Myodes rufocanus compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Key Differences

Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Mealy Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Myodes	Hydnellum
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Hydnellum ferrugineum

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Mealy Tooth
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.

Mealy Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.