Northern Red-backed Vole vs Prostrate Feather-Moss

Myodes rutilus compared with Sematophyllum demissum

Key Differences

• Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Prostrate Feather-Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Prostrate Feather-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Cricetidae	Sematophyllaceae
Genus	Myodes	Sematophyllum
Species	Myodes rutilus	Sematophyllum demissum

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Prostrate Feather-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Prostrate Feather-Moss
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.

Prostrate Feather-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden