Northern Red-backed Vole vs Tree Jelly

Myodes rutilus compared with Collema subflaccidum

Key Differences

• Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Tree Jelly is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Tree Jelly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Cricetidae	Collemataceae
Genus	Myodes	Collema
Species	Myodes rutilus	Collema subflaccidum

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Tree Jelly

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Tree Jelly
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.

Tree Jelly

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden