Gray Red-backed Vole vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Myodes rufocanus compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)
Order	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Ophioglossales (ハナヤスリ目)
Family	Cricetidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Myodes	Botrychium
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Botrychium lanceolatum

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
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.

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.