Northern Red-backed Vole vs Orange Tooth

Myodes rutilus compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Key Differences

• Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Orange Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Orange Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Myodes	Hydnellum
Species	Myodes rutilus	Hydnellum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Orange Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Orange 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 Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden