Gray Red-backed Vole vs Tuberous Thistle

Myodes rufocanus compared with Cirsium tuberosum

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Tuberous Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Tuberous Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Myodes	Cirsium
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Cirsium tuberosum

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Tuberous Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Tuberous Thistle
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.

Tuberous Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Denmark, and Sweden.