Gray Red-backed Vole vs Pitilla

Myodes rufocanus compared with Yucca endlichiana

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Pitilla is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Pitilla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Cricetidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Myodes	Yucca
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Yucca endlichiana

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pitilla

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Pitilla
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.

Pitilla

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.