Ancient Murrelet vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Synthliboramphus antiquus compared with Myodes rufocanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ancient Murrelet	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Alcidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Synthliboramphus	Myodes
Species	Synthliboramphus antiquus	Myodes rufocanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ancient Murrelet and Gray Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Ancient Murrelet

LC — Least Concern

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ancient Murrelet	Gray Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ancient Murrelet

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Ancient Murrelet

The Ancient Murrelet (Synthliboramphus antiquus) is a species in the genus Synthliboramphus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway