Gray Red-backed Vole vs Mountain Ricegrass

Myodes rufocanus compared with Piptatheropsis pungens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Mountain Ricegrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Myodes	Piptatheropsis
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Piptatheropsis pungens

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Ricegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Mountain Ricegrass
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 Ricegrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.