Gray Red-backed Vole vs Pyreneean Pine Vole

Myodes rufocanus compared with Microtus gerbei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gray Red-backed Vole Pyreneean Pine Vole
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 same Cricetidae Cricetidae
Genus Myodes Microtus
Species Myodes rufocanus Microtus gerbei

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Pyreneean Pine Vole share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pyreneean Pine Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gray Red-backed Vole Pyreneean Pine Vole
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.

Pyreneean Pine Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Red-backed Vole

No description available.

Pyreneean Pine Vole

No description available.

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