Gray Red-backed Vole vs Woolly Tooth

Myodes rufocanus compared with Phellodon tomentosus

Key Differences

Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Woolly Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Woolly Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Myodes	Phellodon
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Phellodon tomentosus

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Woolly Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Woolly Tooth
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 Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.