Northern Red-backed Vole vs soft needleleaf

Myodes rutilus compared with Polycnemum arvense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	soft needleleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Myodes	Polycnemum
Species	Myodes rutilus	Polycnemum arvense

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

soft needleleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	soft needleleaf
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 needleleaf

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 3 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden