Northern Red-backed Vole vs Scarce Notchwort

Myodes rutilus compared with Mesoptychia badensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Scarce Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Myodes	Mesoptychia
Species	Myodes rutilus	Mesoptychia badensis

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Scarce Notchwort
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.

Scarce Notchwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden