Gray Red-backed Vole vs heath fritillary

Myodes rufocanus compared with Melitaea athalia

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while heath fritillary is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	heath fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Myodes	Melitaea
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Melitaea athalia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

heath fritillary

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	heath fritillary
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.

heath fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway