Northern Red-backed Vole vs river moss

Myodes rutilus compared with Fontinalis hypnoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	river moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Cricetidae	Fontinalaceae
Genus	Myodes	Fontinalis
Species	Myodes rutilus	Fontinalis hypnoides

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

river moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	river 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.

river moss

Habitat

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

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden