Gray Red-backed Vole vs Meller’s Mongoose

Myodes rufocanus compared with Rhynchogale melleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Meller’s Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cricetidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Myodes	Rhynchogale
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Rhynchogale melleri

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Meller’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Meller’s Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Meller’s Mongoose
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.

Meller’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.