Gray Red-backed Vole vs Siamese-ginger

Myodes rufocanus compared with Alpinia galanga

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Siamese-ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Cricetidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Myodes	Alpinia
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Alpinia galanga

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Siamese-ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Siamese-ginger
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.

Siamese-ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan.