Gray Red-backed Vole vs seaside centaury

Myodes rufocanus compared with Centaurium littorale

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while seaside centaury is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	seaside centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Myodes	Centaurium
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Centaurium littorale

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

seaside centaury

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	seaside centaury
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.

seaside centaury

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway