Gray Red-backed Vole vs Mountain Cocoa

Myodes rufocanus compared with Theobroma gileri

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Mountain Cocoa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Mountain Cocoa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Cricetidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Myodes	Theobroma
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Theobroma gileri

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cocoa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Mountain Cocoa
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 Cocoa

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.