Northern Red-backed Vole vs spurred threadwort

Myodes rutilus compared with Cephaloziella elachista

Key Differences

• Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while spurred threadwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	spurred threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Myodes	Cephaloziella
Species	Myodes rutilus	Cephaloziella elachista

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

spurred threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	spurred threadwort
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.

spurred threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden