Gray Red-backed Vole vs spotted fritillary

Myodes rufocanus compared with Melitaea didyma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	spotted fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Myodes	Melitaea
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Melitaea didyma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

spotted fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	spotted fritillary
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.

spotted fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).