Gray Red-backed Vole vs Musk rose

Myodes rufocanus compared with Rosa moschata

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Musk rose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Musk rose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Myodes	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Rosa moschata

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Musk rose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Musk rose
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.

Musk rose

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Afghanistan, India), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States).