Gray Red-backed Vole vs Tree Grayling

Myodes rufocanus compared with Hipparchia statilinus

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Tree Grayling is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Tree 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 statilinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Tree Grayling

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Tree 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.

Tree Grayling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (30 countries).