Gray Red-backed Vole vs River Pocket-moss

Myodes rufocanus compared with Fissidens rivularis

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while River Pocket-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	River Pocket-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Cricetidae	Fissidentaceae
Genus	Myodes	Fissidens
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Fissidens rivularis

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

River Pocket-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	River Pocket-moss
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.

River Pocket-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway