Gray Red-backed Vole vs Squash / Pumpkin

Myodes rufocanus compared with Cucurbita moschata

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Squash / Pumpkin is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Squash / Pumpkin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Myodes	Cucurbita
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Cucurbita moschata

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Squash / Pumpkin

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Squash / Pumpkin
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.

Squash / Pumpkin

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).