Gray Red-backed Vole vs Tree-hole tick

Myodes rufocanus compared with Ixodes arboricola

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Tree-hole tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Tree-hole tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Cricetidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Myodes	Ixodes
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Ixodes arboricola

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Tree-hole tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Tree-hole tick
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-hole tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway