Gray Red-backed Vole vs Variable watermilfoil

Myodes rufocanus compared with Myriophyllum heterophyllum

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Variable watermilfoil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Variable watermilfoil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Cricetidae	Haloragaceae
Genus	Myodes	Myriophyllum
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Myriophyllum heterophyllum

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Variable watermilfoil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Variable watermilfoil
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.

Variable watermilfoil

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries) and North America (Canada, Cuba, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway