Northern Red-backed Vole vs Shrubby false buttonweed

Myodes rutilus compared with Spermacoce verticillata

Key Differences

• Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Shrubby false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Shrubby false buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Myodes	Spermacoce
Species	Myodes rutilus	Spermacoce verticillata

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Shrubby false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Shrubby false buttonweed
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.

Shrubby false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Solomon Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).