Gray Red-backed Vole vs Noble Chafer

Myodes rufocanus compared with Gnorimus nobilis

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Noble Chafer is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Noble Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cricetidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Myodes	Gnorimus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Gnorimus nobilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Noble Chafer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Noble Chafer

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Noble Chafer
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.

Noble Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway