Gray red-backed vole
Myodes rufocanus (Sundevall, 1846)
The gray red-backed vole (Myodes rufocanus) is a species in the family Cricetidae, order Rodentia. Recorded adults weigh 27.5 g to 36.4 g and live up to 3.33 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the gray red-backed vole
- Weight
- 27.5 g – 36.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 3.33 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.57src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 85.9 dayssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 2.92src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the gray red-backed vole live?
Not recorded
Is the gray red-backed vole endangered?
The gray red-backed vole is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the gray red-backed vole classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderRodentia
- familyCricetidae
- genusMyodes
- SpeciesMyodes rufocanus (Sundevall, 1846)
Synonyms Arvicola kamtnschaticus, Arvicola wosnessenskii, Clethrionomys rufocanus, Clethrionomys rufocanus, Clethrionomys rufocanus arsenjevi, Clethrionomys rufocanus changbaishanensis, Clethrionomys rufocanus kurilensis, Clethrionomys sikotanensis, Clethrionomys yesomontanus, Craseomys rufocanus, Craseomys rufocanus bargusinensis, Evotomys arsenjevi, Evotomys bedfordiae, Evotomys irkutensis, Evotomys kolymensis, Evotomys latastei, Evotomys rufocanus, Evotomys rufocanus irkutensis, Hypudaeus rufocanus, Myodes rufocanus, Neoaschizomys sikotanensis
Other names and names in other languages (9)
- Grey red-backed voleEnglish
- Grey red-backed voleEnglish
- Grey-sided voleEnglish
- Large-toothed redbacked voleEnglish
- harmaakuvemyyräFinnish
- gråsidemusNorwegian Bokmål
- luostesáhpánNorthern Sami
- bealdomuolddatNorthern Sami
- vuovdesáhpánNorthern Sami
Relatives of the gray red-backed vole
Other species in the same genus Myodes.
Bank vole
Myodes glareolus
Northern red-backed vole
Myodes rutilus
Southern red-backed vole
Myodes gapperi
Western red-backed vole
Myodes californicus
Tien Shan red-backed vole
Myodes centralis
Shansei vole
Myodes shanseius
CompareGray red-backed vole vs Bank voleGray red-backed vole vs Northern red-backed voleGray red-backed vole vs Southern red-backed voleGray red-backed vole vs Western red-backed vole
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the gray red-backed vole?
An adult gray red-backed vole weighs 27.5 g – 36.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the gray red-backed vole endangered?
The gray red-backed vole is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the gray red-backed vole live?
The gray red-backed vole has a recorded lifespan of 3.33 years.
What kind of animal is the gray red-backed vole?
The gray red-backed vole (Myodes rufocanus) belongs to the family Cricetidae in the order Rodentia.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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