Gray Red-backed Vole vs Shoebutton

Myodes rufocanus compared with Ardisia elliptica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Shoebutton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Myodes	Ardisia
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Ardisia elliptica

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Shoebutton

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Shoebutton
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.

Shoebutton

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Norway), North America (8 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway