Gray Red-backed Vole vs Shelled Slug

Myodes rufocanus compared with Testacella haliotidea

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Shelled Slug is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Shelled Slug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Cricetidae	Testacellidae
Genus	Myodes	Testacella
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Testacella haliotidea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Shelled Slug

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Shelled Slug
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.

Shelled Slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).