Gray Red-backed Vole vs Thick-billed Murre

Myodes rufocanus compared with Uria lomvia

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Thick-billed Murre is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Thick-billed Murre
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Alcidae
Genus	Myodes	Uria
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Uria lomvia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Thick-billed Murre

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Thick-billed Murre
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.

Thick-billed Murre

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway