Gray Red-backed Vole vs small notchwort

Myodes rufocanus compared with Lophozia ascendens

Key Differences

Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while small notchwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	small notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Myodes	Lophozia
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Lophozia ascendens

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

small notchwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	small notchwort
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 notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.