Northern Red-backed Vole vs Rhododendron

Myodes rutilus compared with Rhododendron ponticum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Rhododendron
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	Rhododendron
Species	Myodes rutilus	Rhododendron ponticum

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Rhododendron

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Rhododendron
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.

Rhododendron

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (12 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden