Northern Red-backed Vole vs Veatch's dodder

Myodes rutilus compared with Cuscuta veatchii

Key Differences

• Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Veatch's dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Veatch's dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Myodes	Cuscuta
Species	Myodes rutilus	Cuscuta veatchii

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Veatch's dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Veatch's dodder
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.

Veatch's dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.