Gray Red-backed Vole vs Pale Shining Brown

Myodes rufocanus compared with Polia bombycina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Pale Shining Brown
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Myodes	Polia
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Polia bombycina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pale Shining Brown

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Pale Shining Brown
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.

Pale Shining Brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway