fox tapeworm vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Echinococcus multilocularis compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• fox tapeworm is Not Evaluated while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	fox tapeworm	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cestoda (Cestoda)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Taeniidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Echinococcus	Myodes
Species	Echinococcus multilocularis	Myodes rufocanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

fox tapeworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	fox tapeworm	Gray Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

fox tapeworm

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Japan, Norway, Poland, and Sweden.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway