Northern Red-backed Vole vs Scorched Rustwort

Myodes rutilus compared with Gymnomitrion adustum

Key Differences

• Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Scorched Rustwort is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Scorched Rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Myodes	Gymnomitrion
Species	Myodes rutilus	Gymnomitrion adustum

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Scorched Rustwort

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Scorched Rustwort
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.

Scorched Rustwort

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