Gray Red-backed Vole vs Seychelles Pandanus

Myodes rufocanus compared with Pandanus sechellarum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Seychelles Pandanus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pandanaceae
Genus	Myodes	Pandanus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Pandanus sechellarum

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Seychelles Pandanus

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Seychelles Pandanus
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.

Seychelles Pandanus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Seychelles. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.