Gray Red-backed Vole vs Himalayan Rat

Myodes rufocanus compared with Rattus pyctoris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Himalayan Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Myodes	Rattus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Rattus pyctoris

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Himalayan Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Himalayan Rat
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.

Himalayan Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.