Gray Red-backed Vole vs Woolly Panicgrass

Myodes rufocanus compared with Dichanthelium lanuginosum

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Woolly Panicgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Woolly Panicgrass
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	Dichanthelium
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Dichanthelium lanuginosum

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Woolly Panicgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Woolly Panicgrass
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.

Woolly Panicgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.