Gray Red-backed Vole vs True indigo

Myodes rufocanus compared with Indigofera tinctoria

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while True indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	True indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Myodes	Indigofera
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Indigofera tinctoria

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

True indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	True indigo
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.

True indigo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (9 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).