Gray Red-backed Vole vs red-necked wallaby

Myodes rufocanus compared with Macropus rufogriseus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	red-necked wallaby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cricetidae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Myodes	Macropus (Kangaroos)
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Macropus rufogriseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and red-necked wallaby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

red-necked wallaby

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	red-necked wallaby
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.

red-necked wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and South America (Colombia).

red-necked wallaby

red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway