Gray Red-backed Vole vs Natal plum

Myodes rufocanus compared with Carissa macrocarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Natal plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Myodes	Carissa
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Carissa macrocarpa

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Natal plum
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.

Natal plum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).