African Orange Tip vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Colotis evenina compared with Myodes rufocanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank African Orange Tip Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (Insects) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Pieridae Cricetidae
Genus Colotis Myodes
Species Colotis evenina Myodes rufocanus

Evolutionary Relationship

African Orange Tip and Gray Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute African Orange Tip Gray Red-backed Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

African Orange Tip

The African Orange Tip (Colotis evenina) is a species in the genus Colotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Gray Red-backed Vole

No description available.

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