Gray Red-backed Vole vs Slippery Jill

Myodes rufocanus compared with Suillus salmonicolor

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Slippery Jill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Slippery Jill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Cricetidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Myodes	Suillus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Suillus salmonicolor

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Slippery Jill
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.

Slippery Jill

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.