Gray Red-backed Vole vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Myodes rufocanus compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Pousargues’s Mongoose
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cricetidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Myodes	Dologale
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Dologale dybowskii

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Pousargues’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Pousargues’s Mongoose
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.

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.