Gray Red-backed Vole vs Rough Star-thistle

Myodes rufocanus compared with Centaurea aspera

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Rough Star-thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Rough Star-thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Cricetidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Myodes	Centaurea
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Centaurea aspera

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Rough Star-thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Rough Star-thistle
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.

Rough Star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway