Northern Red-backed Vole vs Plum Rust

Myodes rutilus compared with Tranzschelia discolor

Key Differences

• Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Plum Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Plum Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Tranzscheliaceae
Genus	Myodes	Tranzschelia
Species	Myodes rutilus	Tranzschelia discolor

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Plum Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Plum Rust
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.

Plum Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Brazil).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden