Gray Red-backed Vole vs North American least shrew

Myodes rufocanus compared with Cryptotis parva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	North American least shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cricetidae	Soricidae
Genus	Myodes	Cryptotis
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Cryptotis parva

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and North American least shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

North American least shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	North American least shrew
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.

North American least shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.