Gray Red-backed Vole vs Transparent Burnet

Myodes rufocanus compared with Zygaena purpuralis

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Transparent Burnet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Transparent Burnet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Zygaenidae
Genus	Myodes	Zygaena
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Zygaena purpuralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Transparent Burnet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Transparent Burnet
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.

Transparent Burnet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland.