Gray Red-backed Vole vs short oat

Myodes rufocanus compared with Avena brevis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	short oat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Myodes	Avena
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Avena brevis

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

short oat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	short oat
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.

short oat

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway