Northern Red-backed Vole vs Small Pond-Lily

Myodes rutilus compared with Nuphar microphylla

Key Differences

• Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Small Pond-Lily is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Small Pond-Lily
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Nymphaeales (Nymphaeales)
Family	Cricetidae	Nymphaeaceae
Genus	Myodes	Nuphar
Species	Myodes rutilus	Nuphar microphylla

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Small Pond-Lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Small Pond-Lily
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.

Small Pond-Lily

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.