Gray Red-backed Vole vs Little spotted cat

Myodes rufocanus compared with Leopardus tigrinus

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Little spotted cat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Little spotted cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cricetidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Myodes	Leopardus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Leopardus tigrinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Little spotted cat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Little spotted cat
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.

Little spotted cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.