Gray Red-backed Vole vs Orange Spruce

Myodes rufocanus compared with Picea aurantiaca

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Orange Spruce is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Orange Spruce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Myodes	Picea
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Picea aurantiaca

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Orange Spruce

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Orange Spruce
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 Spruce

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.