Gray Red-backed Vole vs Western Gorse

Myodes rufocanus compared with Ulex gallii

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Western Gorse is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Western Gorse
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Myodes	Ulex
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Ulex gallii

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Western Gorse

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Western Gorse
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.

Western Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway