Gray Red-backed Vole vs Pacific Loon

Myodes rufocanus compared with Gavia pacifica

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Pacific Loon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Pacific Loon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gaviiformes (Gaviiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Gaviidae
Genus	Myodes	Gavia
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Gavia pacifica

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Pacific Loon share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Loon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Pacific Loon
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.

Pacific Loon

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway