Gray Red-backed Vole vs Red melastome

Myodes rufocanus compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Myodes	Melastoma
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Red melastome
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 melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.