Gray Red-backed Vole vs seakale

Myodes rufocanus compared with Crambe maritima

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	seakale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Porifera (Sponges)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Demospongiae (Demospongiae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poecilosclerida (Poecilosclerida)
Family	Cricetidae	Crambeidae
Genus	Myodes	Crambe
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Crambe maritima

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and seakale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

seakale

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	seakale
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.

seakale

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway