Northern Red-backed Vole vs Pill Beetle

Myodes rutilus compared with Byrrhus pilula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Pill Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Cricetidae	Byrrhidae
Genus	Myodes	Byrrhus
Species	Myodes rutilus	Byrrhus pilula

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Red-backed Vole and Pill Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pill Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Pill Beetle
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.

Pill Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden