Gray Red-backed Vole vs Meskhetian Goat's Beard

Myodes rufocanus compared with Tragopogon meskheticus

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Meskhetian Goat's Beard is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Meskhetian Goat's Beard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Myodes	Tragopogon
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Tragopogon meskheticus

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Meskhetian Goat's Beard

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Meskhetian Goat's Beard
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.

Meskhetian Goat's Beard

Habitat

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