Gray Red-backed Vole vs Shiny Dufourea

Myodes rufocanus compared with Dufourea minuta

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Shiny Dufourea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Shiny Dufourea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Cricetidae	Halictidae
Genus	Myodes	Dufourea
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Dufourea minuta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Shiny Dufourea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Shiny Dufourea
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.

Shiny Dufourea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway