Gray Red-backed Vole vs Texas Pocket Gopher

Myodes rufocanus compared with Geomys personatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Texas Pocket Gopher
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	Geomyidae
Genus	Myodes	Geomys
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Geomys personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Texas Pocket Gopher share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Texas Pocket Gopher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Texas Pocket Gopher
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.

Texas Pocket Gopher

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.