Gray Red-backed Vole vs pitted-bluegrass

Myodes rufocanus compared with Bothriochloa decipiens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	pitted-bluegrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Myodes	Bothriochloa
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Bothriochloa decipiens

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

pitted-bluegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	pitted-bluegrass
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.

pitted-bluegrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.