Gray Red-backed Vole vs Mountain yam

Myodes rufocanus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Myodes	Dioscorea
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Mountain yam
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 yam

Habitat

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