Gray Red-backed Vole vs Marbled Ghostshark

Myodes rufocanus compared with Hydrolagus marmoratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gray Red-backed Vole Marbled Ghostshark
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Holocephali (Holocephali)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)
Family Cricetidae Chimaeridae
Genus Myodes Hydrolagus
Species Myodes rufocanus Hydrolagus marmoratus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Marbled Ghostshark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gray Red-backed Vole Marbled Ghostshark
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.

Marbled Ghostshark

Gray Red-backed Vole

No description available.

Marbled Ghostshark

No description available.

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