Gray Red-backed Vole vs Japanese Water Shrew

Myodes rufocanus compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cricetidae	Soricidae
Genus	Myodes	Chimarrogale
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Japanese Water Shrew
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.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.