Gray Red-backed Vole vs prairie phlox

Myodes rufocanus compared with Phlox pilosa

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while prairie phlox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	prairie phlox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Myodes	Phlox
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Phlox pilosa

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

prairie phlox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	prairie phlox
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.

prairie phlox

Habitat

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