Gray Red-backed Vole vs ground lackey

Myodes rufocanus compared with Malacosoma castrense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	ground lackey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Lasiocampidae
Genus	Myodes	Malacosoma
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Malacosoma castrense

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

ground lackey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	ground lackey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

ground lackey

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Sweden.