Gray Red-backed Vole vs umkokolo

Myodes rufocanus compared with Dovyalis caffra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Myodes	Dovyalis
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	umkokolo
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.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).