Gray Red-backed Vole vs Virginia Cutgrass

Myodes rufocanus compared with Leersia virginica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Virginia Cutgrass
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	Leersia
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Leersia virginica

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Virginia Cutgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Virginia Cutgrass
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.

Virginia Cutgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Canada, and United States.