Gray Red-backed Vole vs Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Myodes rufocanus compared with Chiropodomys pusillus

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Myodes	Chiropodomys
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Chiropodomys pusillus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse
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.

Lesser Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.