Gray Red-backed Vole vs mule deer

Myodes rufocanus compared with Odocoileus hemionus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	mule deer
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	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Myodes	Odocoileus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Odocoileus hemionus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

mule deer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	mule deer
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.

mule deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and United States.