Gray Mouse Opossum vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Tlacuatzin canescens compared with Myodes rufocanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Mouse Opossum	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Didelphidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Tlacuatzin	Myodes
Species	Tlacuatzin canescens	Myodes rufocanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Mouse Opossum and Gray Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.