Northern Red-backed Vole vs Squirrel Corn

Myodes rutilus compared with Dicentra canadensis

Key Differences

• Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Squirrel Corn is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Squirrel Corn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Cricetidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Myodes	Dicentra
Species	Myodes rutilus	Dicentra canadensis

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Squirrel Corn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Squirrel Corn
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.

Squirrel Corn

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.