Gray Red-backed Vole vs Highfin dogfish

Myodes rufocanus compared with Centroscyllium excelsum

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Highfin dogfish is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Highfin dogfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Etmopteridae
Genus	Myodes	Centroscyllium
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Centroscyllium excelsum

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Highfin dogfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Highfin dogfish

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Highfin dogfish
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.

Highfin dogfish