Gray Red-backed Vole vs Murray's skate

Myodes rufocanus compared with Bathyraja murrayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Murray's skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Myodes	Bathyraja
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Bathyraja murrayi

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Murray's skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Murray's skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Murray's skate
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.

Murray's skate