Gray Red-backed Vole vs thatch palm

Myodes rufocanus compared with Coccothrinax crinita

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while thatch palm is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	thatch palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Cricetidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Myodes	Coccothrinax
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Coccothrinax crinita

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

thatch palm

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	thatch palm
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.

thatch palm

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

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