Gray Red-backed Vole vs Ryukyu Flying Fox

Myodes rufocanus compared with Pteropus dasymallus

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Ryukyu Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Ryukyu Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Cricetidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Myodes	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Pteropus dasymallus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Ryukyu Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Ryukyu Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Ryukyu Flying Fox
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.

Ryukyu Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.