Gray Red-backed Vole vs Weed silene

Myodes rufocanus compared with Silene conoidea

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Weed silene is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Weed silene
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	Silene
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Silene conoidea

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Weed silene

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Weed silene
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.

Weed silene

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway