Gray Red-backed Vole vs Water Chickweed

Myodes rufocanus compared with Stellaria aquatica

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Water Chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Water Chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Myodes	Stellaria
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Stellaria aquatica

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Water Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Water Chickweed
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.

Water Chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway