Gray Red-backed Vole vs Mill Carpet Beetle

Myodes rufocanus compared with Anthrenus fuscus

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Mill Carpet Beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Mill Carpet Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cricetidae	Dermestidae
Genus	Myodes	Anthrenus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Anthrenus fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mill Carpet Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Mill Carpet Beetle
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.

Mill Carpet Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway