Gray Red-backed Vole vs Suffolk Hawkweed

Myodes rufocanus compared with Hieracium zygophorum

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Suffolk Hawkweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Suffolk Hawkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Myodes	Hieracium
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Hieracium zygophorum

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Suffolk Hawkweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Suffolk Hawkweed
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.

Suffolk Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

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