Gray Red-backed Vole vs Zipperback

Myodes rufocanus compared with Chrysotoxum elegans

Key Differences

• Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Zipperback is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Red-backed Vole	Zipperback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Myodes	Chrysotoxum
Species	Myodes rufocanus	Chrysotoxum elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Zipperback

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Red-backed Vole	Zipperback
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.

Zipperback

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway