Gray Red-backed Vole vs Marsh tick

Myodes rufocanus compared with Ixodes apronophorus

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Marsh tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Marsh tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Cricetidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Myodes	Ixodes
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Ixodes apronophorus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Marsh tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Marsh tick
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 tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Sweden.