Gray Red-backed Vole vs Shrew tick

Myodes rufocanus compared with Ixodes trianguliceps

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Shrew tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Shrew tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Cricetidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Myodes	Ixodes
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Ixodes trianguliceps

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Shrew tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Shrew tick
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.

Shrew tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway