Foxtail vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Amaranthus caudatus compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• Foxtail is Not Evaluated while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Foxtail	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Caryophyllales (ナデシコ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Amaranthus	Myodes
Species	Amaranthus caudatus	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway