Gray Red-backed Vole vs Staph beetle

Myodes rufocanus compared with Phacophallus pallidipennis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Staph beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cricetidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Myodes	Phacophallus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Phacophallus pallidipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Staph beetle
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.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Denmark, Portugal, Sweden), and North America (United States).