Northern Red-backed Vole vs Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

Myodes rutilus compared with Cladonia pleurota

Key Differences

• Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Red-Fruited Pixie Cup is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Red-Fruited Pixie Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Myodes	Cladonia
Species	Myodes rutilus	Cladonia pleurota

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Red-Fruited Pixie Cup
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.

Red-Fruited Pixie Cup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden