Northern Red-backed Vole vs Pine Needle Split

Myodes rutilus compared with Lophodermium pinastri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Pine Needle Split
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Myodes	Lophodermium
Species	Myodes rutilus	Lophodermium pinastri

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pine Needle Split

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Pine Needle Split
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.

Pine Needle Split

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden