Gray Red-backed Vole vs Small Cow-Wheat

Myodes rufocanus compared with Melampyrum sylvaticum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Small Cow-Wheat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Myodes	Melampyrum
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Melampyrum sylvaticum

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Small Cow-Wheat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Small Cow-Wheat
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.

Small Cow-Wheat

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway