Gray Red-backed Vole vs Oriental asperula

Myodes rufocanus compared with Asperula orientalis

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Oriental asperula is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Oriental asperula
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Myodes	Asperula
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Asperula orientalis

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Oriental asperula

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Oriental asperula
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 asperula

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway