Gray Red-backed Vole vs Swedish pouchwort

Myodes rufocanus compared with Calypogeia suecica

Key Differences

Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Swedish pouchwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Swedish pouchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Calypogeiaceae
Genus	Myodes	Calypogeia
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Calypogeia suecica

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Swedish pouchwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Swedish pouchwort
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.

Swedish pouchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.