Northern Red-backed Vole vs Small shell ginger

Myodes rutilus compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Cricetidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Myodes	Alpinia
Species	Myodes rutilus	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Small shell ginger
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 shell ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.