Gray Red-backed Vole vs Steppe Field Mouse

Myodes rufocanus compared with Apodemus witherbyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Steppe Field Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Myodes	Apodemus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Apodemus witherbyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Steppe Field Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Steppe Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Steppe Field Mouse
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.

Steppe Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.