Northern Red-backed Vole vs Willow Barkspot

Myodes rutilus compared with Diatrype bullata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Willow Barkspot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Cricetidae	Diatrypaceae
Genus	Myodes	Diatrype
Species	Myodes rutilus	Diatrype bullata

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Willow Barkspot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Willow Barkspot
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.

Willow Barkspot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden