Gray Red-backed Vole vs Large Ringlet

Myodes rufocanus compared with Erebia euryale

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Large Ringlet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Large Ringlet
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	Erebia
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Erebia euryale

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Large Ringlet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Large Ringlet
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.

Large Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (25 countries).