Gray Red-backed Vole vs Tiered Tooth

Myodes rufocanus compared with Hericium cirrhatum

Key Differences

Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Tiered Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Tiered Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Cricetidae	Hericiaceae
Genus	Myodes	Hericium
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Hericium cirrhatum

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Tiered Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Tiered Tooth
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.

Tiered Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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