Northern Red-backed Vole vs Spring Snowflake

Myodes rutilus compared with Leucojum vernum

Key Differences

• Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Spring Snowflake is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Spring Snowflake
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Cricetidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Myodes	Leucojum
Species	Myodes rutilus	Leucojum vernum

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Spring Snowflake

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Spring Snowflake
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.

Spring Snowflake

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden