Gray Red-backed Vole vs Northern Emerald

Myodes rufocanus compared with Somatochlora arctica

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Northern Emerald is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Northern Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Myodes	Somatochlora
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Somatochlora arctica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Northern Emerald

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Northern Emerald
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.

Northern Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Northern Emerald

Northern Emerald (Somatochlora arctica) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway