Gray Red-backed Vole vs Palmate Germanderwort

Myodes rufocanus compared with Riccardia palmata

Key Differences

Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Palmate Germanderwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Palmate Germanderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Cricetidae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Myodes	Riccardia
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Riccardia palmata

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Palmate Germanderwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Palmate Germanderwort
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.

Palmate Germanderwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.