Gray Red-backed Vole vs Shrub lespedeza

Myodes rufocanus compared with Lespedeza bicolor

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Shrub lespedeza
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Myodes	Lespedeza
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Lespedeza bicolor

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Shrub lespedeza

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Shrub lespedeza
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.

Shrub lespedeza

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Georgia, India, Taiwan, and United States.