flat-backed millipede vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Polydesmus complanatus compared with Myodes rufocanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank flat-backed millipede Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Diplopoda (Diplopoda) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Polydesmida (Polydesmida) Rodentia (Rodents)
Family Polydesmidae Cricetidae
Genus Polydesmus Myodes
Species Polydesmus complanatus Myodes rufocanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

flat-backed millipede

LC — Least Concern

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute flat-backed millipede Gray Red-backed Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

flat-backed millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

flat-backed millipede

No description available.

Gray Red-backed Vole

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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