Gray Red-backed Vole vs purple marbled

Myodes rufocanus compared with Eublemma ostrina

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while purple marbled is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	purple marbled
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	Eublemma
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Eublemma ostrina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

purple marbled

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	purple marbled
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.

purple marbled

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Algeria, Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, and Sweden.