Gray Red-backed Vole vs Nimblewill

Myodes rufocanus compared with Muhlenbergia schreberi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Nimblewill
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	Muhlenbergia
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Muhlenbergia schreberi

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Nimblewill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Nimblewill
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.

Nimblewill

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).