Gray Birch Mouse vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Sicista pseudonapaea compared with Myodes rutilus

Key Differences

• Gray Birch Mouse is Data Deficient while Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Birch Mouse	Northern Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dipodidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Sicista	Myodes
Species	Sicista pseudonapaea	Myodes rutilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Birch Mouse and Northern Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Gray Birch Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Birch Mouse	Northern Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Birch Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.