Gray Red-backed Vole vs Sand Violet

Myodes rufocanus compared with Viola fimbriatula

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Sand Violet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Sand Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Violaceae
Genus	Myodes	Viola
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Viola fimbriatula

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Sand Violet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Sand Violet
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.

Sand Violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.