Northern Red-backed Vole vs Stinking iris

Myodes rutilus compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Cricetidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Myodes	Iris
Species	Myodes rutilus	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Red-backed Vole and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Stinking iris
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.

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).