Gray Red-backed Vole vs Strange Skate

Myodes rufocanus compared with Notoraja inusitata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Strange Skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Myodes	Notoraja
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Notoraja inusitata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Strange Skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Strange Skate
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.

Strange Skate