Gray Red-backed Vole vs Western Rustwort

Myodes rufocanus compared with Marsupella profunda

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Western Rustwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Western Rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Myodes	Marsupella
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Marsupella profunda

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Western Rustwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Western Rustwort
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 Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway