Gray Red-backed Vole vs Prostrate pigweed

Myodes rufocanus compared with Amaranthus albus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Prostrate pigweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Prostrate pigweed
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 pigweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (9 countries), Europe (31 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway