Northern Red-backed Vole vs Silver Lime

Myodes rutilus compared with Tilia tomentosa

Key Differences

• Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Silver Lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Silver Lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Cricetidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Myodes	Tilia
Species	Myodes rutilus	Tilia tomentosa

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Silver Lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Silver Lime
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.

Silver Lime

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (Canada).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden