Gray Red-backed Vole vs southern elder

Myodes rufocanus compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Cricetidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Myodes	Sambucus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	southern elder
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.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.