Gray Red-backed Vole vs Mouse-Ear Hawkweed

Myodes rufocanus compared with Pilosella officinarum

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Mouse-Ear Hawkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Mouse-Ear Hawkweed
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	Pilosella
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Pilosella officinarum

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mouse-Ear Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Mouse-Ear Hawkweed
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.

Mouse-Ear Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland and United States.