Gray Red-backed Vole vs Smooth joyweed

Myodes rufocanus compared with Alternanthera paronychioides

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Smooth joyweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Smooth joyweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Myodes	Alternanthera
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Alternanthera paronychioides

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Smooth joyweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Smooth joyweed
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.

Smooth joyweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).