Gray Red-backed Vole vs Light Red Meranti

Myodes rufocanus compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Cricetidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Myodes	Shorea
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.