Golden Pheasant vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Chrysolophus pictus compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• Golden Pheasant is Not Evaluated while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden Pheasant	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Phasianidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Chrysolophus	Myodes
Species	Chrysolophus pictus	Myodes rufocanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Golden Pheasant

NE — Not Evaluated

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden Pheasant	Gray Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden Pheasant

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador).

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Golden Pheasant

Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway