Gray Red-backed Vole vs Jungle Shrew

Myodes rufocanus compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Jungle 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	Suncus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Jungle 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.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.