Gray Red-backed Vole vs

Myodes rufocanus compared with Microbotryum scorzonerae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Microbotryomycetes (Microbotryomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Microbotryales (Microbotryales)
Family	Cricetidae	Microbotryaceae
Genus	Myodes	Microbotryum
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Microbotryum scorzonerae

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Microbotryum scorzonerae is a smut fungus specifically parasitizing Scorzonera and related plants in the daisy family. It replaces the pollen and ovules of host plants with dark spore masses, reducing host reproduction. This highly specialized pathogen inhabits grasslands and steppe environments where its Scorzonera hosts occur.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway