Gray Red-backed Vole vs Slender-tailed Cisticola

Myodes rufocanus compared with Cisticola melanurus

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Slender-tailed Cisticola is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Slender-tailed Cisticola
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Cisticolidae
Genus	Myodes	Cisticola
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Cisticola melanurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Slender-tailed Cisticola share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Slender-tailed Cisticola

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Slender-tailed Cisticola
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-tailed Cisticola

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway