Gray Red-backed Vole vs Parrotfeather

Myodes rufocanus compared with Myriophyllum aquaticum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Parrotfeather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Cricetidae	Haloragaceae
Genus	Myodes	Myriophyllum
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Myriophyllum aquaticum

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Parrotfeather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Parrotfeather
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.

Parrotfeather

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (14 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway