Northern Red-backed Vole vs Violet Tooth

Myodes rutilus compared with Hydnellum ioeides

Key Differences

• Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Violet Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Violet Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Cricetidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Myodes	Hydnellum
Species	Myodes rutilus	Hydnellum ioeides

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Violet Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Violet Tooth
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.

Violet Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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