Gray Red-backed Vole vs Red Alder

Myodes rufocanus compared with Alnus rubra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Red Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Cricetidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Myodes	Alnus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Alnus rubra

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Red Alder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Red Alder
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.

Red Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway