Gray Red-backed Vole vs Northern Firefly

Myodes rufocanus compared with Pyractomena borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Northern Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cricetidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Myodes	Pyractomena
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Pyractomena borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Northern Firefly
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 Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.