Gray Red-backed Vole vs Papyrus

Myodes rufocanus compared with Cyperus papyrus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gray Red-backed Vole Papyrus
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Poales (Grasses)
Family Cricetidae Cyperaceae
Genus Myodes Cyperus
Species Myodes rufocanus Cyperus papyrus

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Papyrus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gray Red-backed Vole Papyrus
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.

Papyrus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Laos), Europe (Italy, Portugal), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Gray Red-backed Vole

No description available.

Papyrus

No description available.

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