Gray Red-backed Vole vs lowland paca

Myodes rufocanus compared with Cuniculus paca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	lowland paca
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	Cuniculidae
Genus	Myodes	Cuniculus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Cuniculus paca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

lowland paca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	lowland paca
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.

lowland paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.