Gray Red-backed Vole vs Spiral head ginger

Myodes rufocanus compared with Costus scaber

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Spiral head ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Spiral head 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 scaber

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Spiral head ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Spiral head 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 head ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (4 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).