Gray Red-backed Vole vs Western Hemlock-spruce

Myodes rufocanus compared with Tsuga heterophylla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Western Hemlock-spruce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Cricetidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Myodes	Tsuga
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Tsuga heterophylla

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Western Hemlock-spruce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Western Hemlock-spruce
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 Hemlock-spruce

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway