Gray Red-backed Vole vs Silverfish

Myodes rufocanus compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Cricetidae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Myodes	Ctenolepisma
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Silverfish
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.

Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway