Gray Red-backed Vole vs Mouse bandicoot

Myodes rufocanus compared with Microperoryctes murina

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Mouse bandicoot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Mouse bandicoot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)
Family	Cricetidae	Peramelidae
Genus	Myodes	Microperoryctes
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Microperoryctes murina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Mouse bandicoot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Mouse bandicoot
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.

Mouse bandicoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.