Gray Red-backed Vole vs Spiny restharrow

Myodes rufocanus compared with Ononis spinosa

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Spiny restharrow is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Spiny restharrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Myodes	Ononis
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Ononis spinosa

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Spiny restharrow

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Spiny restharrow
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.

Spiny restharrow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway