Gray Red-backed Vole vs Lygaeid bug

Myodes rufocanus compared with Nysius thymi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Lygaeid bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Lygaeidae
Genus	Myodes	Nysius
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Nysius thymi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Lygaeid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Lygaeid bug
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.

Lygaeid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway