Gray Red-backed Vole vs Oriental alder

Myodes rufocanus compared with Alnus orientalis

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Oriental alder is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Oriental alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Cricetidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Myodes	Alnus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Alnus orientalis

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Oriental alder

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Oriental alder
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.

Oriental alder

Habitat

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