Gray Red-backed Vole vs Saxicoline Deermouse

Myodes rufocanus compared with Peromyscus gratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Saxicoline Deermouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Myodes	Peromyscus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Peromyscus gratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Saxicoline Deermouse share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Saxicoline Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Saxicoline Deermouse
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.

Saxicoline Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.