Gray Red-backed Vole vs Spreading Cotoneaster

Myodes rufocanus compared with Cotoneaster divaricatus

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Spreading Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Spreading Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Myodes	Cotoneaster
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Cotoneaster divaricatus

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Spreading Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Spreading Cotoneaster
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.

Spreading Cotoneaster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway