Gray Red-backed Vole vs Tropical amaranth

Myodes rufocanus compared with Amaranthus polygonoides

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Tropical amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Tropical amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Myodes	Amaranthus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Amaranthus polygonoides

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Tropical amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Tropical amaranth
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.

Tropical amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, India), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway