Gray Red-backed Vole vs Moth Mullein

Myodes rufocanus compared with Verbascum blattaria

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Moth Mullein is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Moth Mullein
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Myodes	Verbascum
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Verbascum blattaria

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Moth Mullein

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Moth Mullein
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.

Moth Mullein

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway