Gray Red-backed Vole vs Ruprechtsfarn

Myodes rufocanus compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Ruprechtsfarn is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Ruprechtsfarn
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)
Family	Cricetidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Myodes	Gymnocarpium
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Ruprechtsfarn

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Ruprechtsfarn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Ruprechtsfarn

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.