Gray Red-backed Vole vs Sherriff's Cotoneaster

Myodes rufocanus compared with Cotoneaster sherriffii

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Sherriff's Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Sherriff's Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Myodes	Cotoneaster
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Cotoneaster sherriffii

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Sherriff's Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Sherriff's Cotoneaster
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.

Sherriff's Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.