Northern Red-backed Vole vs Spruce Tooth

Myodes rutilus compared with Phellodon violascens

Key Differences

• Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Spruce Tooth is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Spruce Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Myodes	Phellodon
Species	Myodes rutilus	Phellodon violascens

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Spruce Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Spruce Tooth
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.

Spruce Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway