Dune Cup vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Peziza ammophila compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• Dune Cup is Vulnerable while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dune Cup	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom	Fungi (nấm)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Mammalia (lớp Thú)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Rodentia (Bộ Gặm nhấm)
Family	Pezizaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Peziza	Myodes
Species	Peziza ammophila	Myodes rufocanus

Conservation Status

Dune Cup

VU — Vulnerable

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dune Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

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