Northern Red-backed Vole vs White Rocket

Myodes rutilus compared with Diplotaxis erucoides

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	White Rocket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Cricetidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Myodes	Diplotaxis
Species	Myodes rutilus	Diplotaxis erucoides

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

White Rocket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	White Rocket
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.

White Rocket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden