Gray Red-backed Vole vs Purple Moor Grass Rust

Myodes rufocanus compared with Puccinia moliniae

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Purple Moor Grass Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Purple Moor Grass Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Myodes	Puccinia
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Puccinia moliniae

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Purple Moor Grass Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Purple Moor Grass Rust
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.

Purple Moor Grass Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway