Gray Red-backed Vole vs Pale flax

Myodes rufocanus compared with Linum bienne

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Pale flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Pale flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Linaceae
Genus	Myodes	Linum
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Linum bienne

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pale flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Pale flax
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.

Pale flax

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway