Gray Red-backed Vole vs Whitespot Ghostshark

Myodes rufocanus compared with Hydrolagus alphus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Whitespot Ghostshark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Holocephali (Holocephali)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Chimaeridae
Genus	Myodes	Hydrolagus
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Hydrolagus alphus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Whitespot Ghostshark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Whitespot Ghostshark
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.

Whitespot Ghostshark