Gray Red-backed Vole vs Sickle Medick

Myodes rufocanus compared with Medicago falcata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Sickle Medick
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	Medicago
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Medicago falcata

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Sickle Medick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Sickle Medick
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.

Sickle Medick

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway