Gray Red-backed Vole vs Pruinose Dandelion

Myodes rufocanus compared with Taraxacum pruinatum

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Pruinose Dandelion is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Pruinose Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Myodes	Taraxacum
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Taraxacum pruinatum

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pruinose Dandelion

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Pruinose Dandelion
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.

Pruinose Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway