Gray Red-backed Vole vs Hooktail skate

Myodes rufocanus compared with Dipturus oregoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Hooktail skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Rajidae
Genus	Myodes	Dipturus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Dipturus oregoni

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Hooktail skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Hooktail skate
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.

Hooktail skate