Northern Red-backed Vole vs yellow willow

Myodes rutilus compared with Salix lutea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	yellow willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Myodes	Salix
Species	Myodes rutilus	Salix lutea

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

yellow willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	yellow willow
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.

yellow willow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.