Gray Red-backed Vole vs Rough clover

Myodes rufocanus compared with Trifolium scabrum

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Rough clover is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Rough clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Myodes	Trifolium
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Trifolium scabrum

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Rough clover

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Rough clover
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.

Rough clover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.