Gray Red-backed Vole vs Mountain Aster

Myodes rufocanus compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Mountain Aster
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	Oclemena
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Mountain Aster
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.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.