Gray Red-backed Vole vs Rough-faced shag

Myodes rufocanus compared with Leucocarbo carunculatus

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Rough-faced shag is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Rough-faced shag
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Suliformes (Suliformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Phalacrocoracidae
Genus	Myodes	Leucocarbo
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Leucocarbo carunculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Rough-faced shag share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Rough-faced shag

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Rough-faced shag
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.

Rough-faced shag

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.