Gray Red-backed Vole vs Violet Black-legged

Myodes rufocanus compared with Dioctria atricapilla

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Violet Black-legged is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Violet Black-legged
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Asilidae
Genus	Myodes	Dioctria
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Dioctria atricapilla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Violet Black-legged

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Violet Black-legged
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.

Violet Black-legged

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway