Gray Red-backed Vole vs Prickly Pole

Myodes rufocanus compared with Bactris jamaicana

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Prickly Pole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Prickly Pole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Cricetidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Myodes	Bactris
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Bactris jamaicana

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Prickly Pole
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 Pole

Habitat

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