Northern Red-backed Vole vs Peninsular Pocket Mouse

Myodes rutilus compared with Chaetodipus rudinoris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Peninsular Pocket Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Myodes	Chaetodipus
Species	Myodes rutilus	Chaetodipus rudinoris

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Red-backed Vole and Peninsular Pocket Mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Peninsular Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Peninsular Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Peninsular Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.