Northern Red-backed Vole vs Prickly Heath

Myodes rutilus compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Myodes	Gaultheria
Species	Myodes rutilus	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden