Gray Red-backed Vole vs Striped Grayling

Myodes rufocanus compared with Hipparchia fidia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Striped Grayling
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	Hipparchia
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Hipparchia fidia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Striped Grayling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Striped Grayling
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.

Striped Grayling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain.