Gray Red-backed Vole vs Small shell ginger

Myodes rufocanus compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Cricetidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Myodes	Alpinia
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Small shell ginger
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 shell ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.