Northern Red-backed Vole vs stink aster

Myodes rutilus compared with Dittrichia graveolens

Key Differences

• Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while stink aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	stink aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Myodes	Dittrichia
Species	Myodes rutilus	Dittrichia graveolens

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

stink aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	stink aster
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.

stink aster

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden