Gray Red-backed Vole vs Roadside toadflax

Myodes rufocanus compared with Linaria aeruginea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Roadside toadflax
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Fringillidae
Genus	Myodes	Linaria
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Linaria aeruginea

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Roadside toadflax share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Roadside toadflax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Roadside toadflax
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.

Roadside toadflax

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.