Gray Red-backed Vole vs Mountain Cacique

Myodes rufocanus compared with Cacicus chrysonotus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Mountain Cacique
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Icteridae
Genus	Myodes	Cacicus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Cacicus chrysonotus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Mountain Cacique share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cacique

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Mountain Cacique
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.

Mountain Cacique

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Mountain Cacique

Mountain Cacique (Cacicus chrysonotus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway