Gray Red-backed Vole vs Whiskered brome

Myodes rufocanus compared with Bromus grossus

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Whiskered brome is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Whiskered 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 grossus

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Whiskered brome

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Whiskered 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.

Whiskered brome

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.