Gray Red-backed Vole vs Vahl's alkaligrass

Myodes rufocanus compared with Puccinellia vahliana

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Vahl's alkaligrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Vahl's alkaligrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Myodes	Puccinellia
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Puccinellia vahliana

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Vahl's alkaligrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Vahl's alkaligrass
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.

Vahl's alkaligrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway