Gray Red-backed Vole vs Mentawai Squirrel

Myodes rufocanus compared with Callosciurus melanogaster

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Mentawai Squirrel is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Mentawai Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Myodes	Callosciurus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Callosciurus melanogaster

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Mentawai Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mentawai Squirrel

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Mentawai Squirrel
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.

Mentawai Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.