Gray Red-backed Vole vs Prostrate knotweed

Myodes rufocanus compared with Polygonum aviculare

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Prostrate knotweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Prostrate knotweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Myodes	Polygonum
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Polygonum aviculare

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Prostrate knotweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Prostrate knotweed
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.

Prostrate knotweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Solomon Islands), and South America (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway