Gray Red-backed Vole vs Rove beetle

Myodes rufocanus compared with Oxytelus sculptus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Rove beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cricetidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Myodes	Oxytelus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Oxytelus sculptus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Rove beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Rove beetle
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.

Rove beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway