Northern red-backed vole: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Northern red-backed vole Myodes rutilus

Where the northern red-backed vole lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 1,672 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See mice, rats & other rodents on the world map

Scientific name	Myodes rutilus
Group	Mice, rats & other rodents
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Rodentia
Family	Cricetidae

Where does the northern red-backed vole live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the northern red-backed vole in 8 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the northern red-backed vole?

The northern red-backed vole (Myodes rutilus) is a mammal in the order Rodentia and the family Cricetidae, genus Myodes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the northern red-backed vole

The northern red-backed vole (Clethrionomys rutilus) is a small slender vole found in Alaska, northern Canada, Scandinavia and northern Russia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern red-backed vole (revision 1314790067), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q608821 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).