Gray Red-backed Vole vs Wormseed

Myodes rufocanus compared with Dysphania anthelmintica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Wormseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Myodes	Dysphania
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Dysphania anthelmintica

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Wormseed
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.

Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).