Gray Red-backed Vole vs Tall Melilot

Myodes rufocanus compared with Melilotus altissimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Tall Melilot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Myodes	Melilotus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Melilotus altissimus

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Tall Melilot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Tall Melilot
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 Melilot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway