Gray Red-backed Vole vs White-throated Dipper

Myodes rufocanus compared with Cinclus cinclus

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while White-throated Dipper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	White-throated Dipper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Cricetidae	Cinclidae
Genus	Myodes	Cinclus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Cinclus cinclus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

White-throated Dipper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	White-throated Dipper
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.

White-throated Dipper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

White-throated Dipper

White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway