Gray Red-backed Vole vs Slender Shrew

Myodes rufocanus compared with Sorex gracillimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Slender Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Cricetidae	Soricidae
Genus	Myodes	Sorex
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Sorex gracillimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Slender Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Slender Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Slender Shrew
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.

Slender Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.