Gray Red-backed Vole vs Hampshire Dowd

Myodes rufocanus compared with Blastobasis phycidella

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Hampshire Dowd is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Hampshire Dowd
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Blastobasidae
Genus	Myodes	Blastobasis
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Blastobasis phycidella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Hampshire Dowd

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Hampshire Dowd
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.

Hampshire Dowd

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.