Gray Red-backed Vole vs Red-Seeded Dandelion

Myodes rufocanus compared with Taraxacum erythrospermum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Red-Seeded Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Myodes	Taraxacum
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Taraxacum erythrospermum

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Red-Seeded Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Red-Seeded Dandelion
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-Seeded Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Japan, Norway, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway