Gray Red-backed Vole vs Maple Piercer

Myodes rufocanus compared with Pammene trauniana

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Maple Piercer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Maple Piercer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Myodes	Pammene
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Pammene trauniana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Maple Piercer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Maple Piercer
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.

Maple Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.