Gray Red-backed Vole vs Yarrow

Myodes rufocanus compared with Achillea crithmifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Yarrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Myodes	Achillea
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Achillea crithmifolia

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Yarrow
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.

Yarrow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway