Gray Red-backed Vole vs Ray's Knotgrass

Myodes rufocanus compared with Polygonum oxyspermum

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Ray's Knotgrass is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Ray's Knotgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Myodes	Polygonum
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Polygonum oxyspermum

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Ray's Knotgrass

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Ray's Knotgrass
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.

Ray's Knotgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as 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