Gray Red-backed Vole vs Onion Earthball

Myodes rufocanus compared with Scleroderma cepa

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Onion Earthball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Myodes	Scleroderma
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Onion Earthball
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.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway