Gray Red-backed Vole vs spiral ginger

Myodes rufocanus compared with Costus pulverulentus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	spiral ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Cricetidae	Costaceae
Genus	Myodes	Costus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Costus pulverulentus

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

spiral ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	spiral 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.

spiral ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, and United States.