Gray Red-backed Vole vs three-ranked bristle moss

Myodes rufocanus compared with Seligeria tristichoides

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while three-ranked bristle moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	three-ranked bristle moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Grimmiales (Grimmiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Seligeriaceae
Genus	Myodes	Seligeria
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Seligeria tristichoides

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

three-ranked bristle moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	three-ranked bristle moss
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.

three-ranked bristle moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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