Gray Red-backed Vole vs Hog badger

Myodes rufocanus compared with Arctonyx collaris

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Hog badger is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Hog badger
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cricetidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Myodes	Arctonyx
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Arctonyx collaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Hog badger share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Hog badger

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Hog badger
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.

Hog badger

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.