Gray Red-backed Vole vs Mountain Plume

Myodes rufocanus compared with Stenoptilia islandicus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Mountain Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Myodes	Stenoptilia
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Stenoptilia islandicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Mountain Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Plume

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Mountain Plume
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 Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway