Minute Hermit vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Phaethornis idaliae compared with Myodes rutilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Minute Hermit	Northern Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Trochilidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Phaethornis	Myodes
Species	Phaethornis idaliae	Myodes rutilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Minute Hermit and Northern Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Minute Hermit

LC — Least Concern

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Minute Hermit	Northern Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Minute Hermit

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway