Gray Red-backed Vole vs Oregon Ash

Myodes rufocanus compared with Fraxinus latifolia

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Oregon Ash is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Oregon Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Myodes	Fraxinus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Fraxinus latifolia

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Oregon Ash

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Oregon Ash
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.

Oregon Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Canada. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.