Forest Sandman vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Spialia dromus compared with Myodes rufocanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Sandman	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	Hesperiidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Spialia	Myodes
Species	Spialia dromus	Myodes rufocanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Forest Sandman

LC — Least Concern

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Sandman	Gray Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Sandman

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.