Gray Red-backed Vole vs Starfruit

Myodes rufocanus compared with Damasonium polyspermum

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Starfruit is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Myodes	Damasonium
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Damasonium polyspermum

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Starfruit

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Starfruit
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.

Starfruit

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.