Gray Red-backed Vole vs Long-legged fly

Myodes rufocanus compared with Dolichopus plumitarsis

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Long-legged fly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Long-legged fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Dolichopodidae
Genus	Myodes	Dolichopus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Dolichopus plumitarsis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Long-legged fly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Long-legged fly
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.

Long-legged fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway