Gray Red-backed Vole vs Weedy brome

Myodes rufocanus compared with Bromus alopecuros

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Weedy brome is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Weedy brome
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	Bromus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Bromus alopecuros

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Weedy brome

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Weedy brome
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.

Weedy brome

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).