Gray Red-backed Vole vs tall broomrape

Myodes rufocanus compared with Orobanche elatior

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while tall broomrape is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	tall broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Myodes	Orobanche
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Orobanche elatior

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

tall broomrape

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	tall broomrape
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.

tall broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway