Gray Red-backed Vole vs Long-tailed Marmot

Myodes rufocanus compared with Marmota caudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Long-tailed Marmot
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	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Myodes	Marmota
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Marmota caudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Long-tailed Marmot share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Long-tailed Marmot
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 Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.