Northern Red-backed Vole vs Teff

Myodes rutilus compared with Eragrostis tef

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Teff
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Myodes	Eragrostis
Species	Myodes rutilus	Eragrostis tef

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Teff

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Teff
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.

Teff

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden