Gray Red-backed Vole vs Great Pignut Rust

Myodes rufocanus compared with Puccinia bulbocastani

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Great Pignut Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Great Pignut Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Pucciniales (Пукциниевые)
Family	Cricetidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Myodes	Puccinia
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Puccinia bulbocastani

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Great Pignut Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Great Pignut Rust
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.

Great Pignut Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway