Gray Red-backed Vole vs White Broom

Myodes rufocanus compared with Cytisus multiflorus

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while White Broom is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	White Broom
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	Cytisus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Cytisus multiflorus

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

White Broom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	White Broom
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.

White Broom

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (India), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway