Gray Red-backed Vole vs Pallid Ground Squirrel

Myodes rufocanus compared with Spermophilus pallidicauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Pallid Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Myodes	Spermophilus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Spermophilus pallidicauda

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Pallid Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pallid Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Pallid Ground Squirrel
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.

Pallid Ground Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.