Northern Red-backed Vole vs soft-haired panicgrass

Myodes rutilus compared with Dichanthelium subvillosum

Key Differences

• Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while soft-haired panicgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	soft-haired panicgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Myodes	Dichanthelium
Species	Myodes rutilus	Dichanthelium subvillosum

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

soft-haired panicgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	soft-haired panicgrass
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.

soft-haired panicgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.