Gray Red-backed Vole vs mouflon

Myodes rufocanus compared with Ovis aries

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	mouflon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cricetidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Myodes	Ovis
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Ovis aries

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

mouflon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	mouflon
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.

mouflon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (9 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway