Gray Red-backed Vole vs Milk Thistle Rust

Myodes rufocanus compared with Puccinia mariana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Milk Thistle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Myodes	Puccinia
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Puccinia mariana

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Milk Thistle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Milk Thistle Rust
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.

Milk Thistle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United Kingdom.