Gray Red-backed Vole vs Meadow Groundling

Myodes rufocanus compared with Caryocolum proxima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Meadow Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Myodes	Caryocolum
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Caryocolum proxima

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Meadow Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Meadow Groundling
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.

Meadow Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.