Gray Red-backed Vole vs Rape

Myodes rufocanus compared with Brassica napus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Rape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Cricetidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Myodes	Brassica
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Brassica napus

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Rape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Rape
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.

Rape

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (7 countries), Europe (28 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (4 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway