Common Crane vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Grus grus compared with Myodes rufocanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Crane	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Gruidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Grus	Myodes
Species	Grus grus	Myodes rufocanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Common Crane

LC — Least Concern

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Crane	Gray Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Crane

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan, United Arab Emirates), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Common Crane

Common Crane (Grus grus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway