Gray Red-backed Vole vs Orange Bow-moss

Myodes rufocanus compared with Dicranodontium asperulum

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Orange Bow-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Orange Bow-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Cricetidae	Leucobryaceae
Genus	Myodes	Dicranodontium
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Dicranodontium asperulum

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Orange Bow-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Orange Bow-moss
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.

Orange Bow-moss

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway