Gray Red-backed Vole vs Red-Head Pondweed

Myodes rufocanus compared with Potamogeton richardsonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Red-Head Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Myodes	Potamogeton
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Potamogeton richardsonii

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Red-Head Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Red-Head Pondweed
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-Head Pondweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway