Northern Red-backed Vole vs Variable Oysterling

Myodes rutilus compared with Crepidotus variabilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Variable Oysterling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Crepidotaceae
Genus	Myodes	Crepidotus
Species	Myodes rutilus	Crepidotus variabilis

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Variable Oysterling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Variable Oysterling
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.

Variable Oysterling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden