Gray Red-backed Vole vs Tiny Fern-Moss

Myodes rufocanus compared with Fissidens exiguus

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Tiny Fern-Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Tiny Fern-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Cricetidae	Fissidentaceae
Genus	Myodes	Fissidens
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Fissidens exiguus

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Tiny Fern-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Tiny Fern-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.

Tiny Fern-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway