Gray Red-backed Vole vs Long-tailed Jaeger

Myodes rufocanus compared with Stercorarius longicaudus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Long-tailed Jaeger
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Stercorariidae
Genus	Myodes	Stercorarius
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Stercorarius longicaudus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Long-tailed Jaeger share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Jaeger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Long-tailed Jaeger
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-tailed Jaeger

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Long-tailed Jaeger

Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway