Gray Red-backed Vole vs Small-leaved Myrtle

Myodes rufocanus compared with Eugenia verdoorniae

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Small-leaved Myrtle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Small-leaved Myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Cricetidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Myodes	Eugenia
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Eugenia verdoorniae

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Small-leaved Myrtle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Small-leaved Myrtle
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-leaved Myrtle

Habitat

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