Northern Red-backed Vole vs Snow Rustwort

Myodes rutilus compared with Gymnomitrion brevissimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Snow 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 brevissimum

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Snow Rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Snow 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.

Snow Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden