Gray Red-backed Vole vs Ram's Head Lady Slipper

Myodes rufocanus compared with Cypripedium plectrochilum

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Ram's Head Lady Slipper is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Ram's Head Lady Slipper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Cricetidae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Myodes	Cypripedium
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Cypripedium plectrochilum

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Ram's Head Lady Slipper

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Ram's Head Lady Slipper
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.

Ram's Head Lady Slipper

Habitat

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