Gray Red-backed Vole vs Salento Iris

Myodes rufocanus compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Cricetidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Myodes	Iris
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Salento Iris
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.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.