Northern Red-backed Vole vs Ruby Bolete

Myodes rutilus compared with Hortiboletus rubellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Ruby Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Cricetidae	Boletaceae
Genus	Myodes	Hortiboletus
Species	Myodes rutilus	Hortiboletus rubellus

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Ruby Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Ruby Bolete
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.

Ruby Bolete

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden