Gray Red-backed Vole vs Inky Skipper

Myodes rufocanus compared with Erynnis marloyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Inky Skipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Myodes	Erynnis
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Erynnis marloyi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Inky Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Inky Skipper
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.

Inky Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, and North Macedonia.