Gray Red-backed Vole vs Marsh Cosmet

Myodes rufocanus compared with Cosmopterix orichalcea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gray Red-backed Vole Marsh Cosmet
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Cricetidae Cosmopterigidae
Genus Myodes Cosmopterix
Species Myodes rufocanus Cosmopterix orichalcea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Cosmet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gray Red-backed Vole Marsh Cosmet
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.

Marsh Cosmet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Gray Red-backed Vole

No description available.

Marsh Cosmet

No description available.

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