Northern Red-backed Vole vs Streamside Swordfern

Myodes rutilus compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Myodes	Nephrolepis
Species	Myodes rutilus	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Streamside Swordfern
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.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.