Gray Red-backed Vole vs Lefèbvre’s Ringlet

Myodes rufocanus compared with Erebia lefebvrei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Lefèbvre’s 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 lefebvrei

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Lefèbvre’s Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Lefèbvre’s 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.

Lefèbvre’s Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, France, and Spain.