Gray Red-backed Vole vs Prickly Heath

Myodes rufocanus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Myodes	Gaultheria
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway