Gray Red-backed Vole vs Western Emerald

Myodes rufocanus compared with Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Western Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Myodes	Chlorostilbon
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Chlorostilbon melanorhynchus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Western Emerald share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Western Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Western Emerald
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.

Western Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway