Gray Red-backed Vole vs milky draba

Myodes rufocanus compared with Draba lactea

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while milky draba is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	milky draba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Cricetidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Myodes	Draba
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Draba lactea

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

milky draba

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	milky draba
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.

milky draba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway