Gray Red-backed Vole vs Jerine's Widow

Myodes rufocanus compared with Dingana jerinae

Key Differences

  • Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Jerine's Widow is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gray Red-backed Vole Jerine's Widow
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Cricetidae Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Myodes Dingana
Species Myodes rufocanus Dingana jerinae

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Jerine's Widow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Jerine's Widow

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gray Red-backed Vole Jerine's Widow
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.

Jerine's Widow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Gray Red-backed Vole

No description available.

Jerine's Widow

No description available.

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