Gray Red-backed Vole vs Slender amaranth

Myodes rufocanus compared with Amaranthus viridis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Slender amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Myodes	Amaranthus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Amaranthus viridis

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Slender amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Slender amaranth
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.

Slender amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (18 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway