Northern Red-backed Vole vs Rusty Snaketail

Myodes rutilus compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Rusty Snaketail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Myodes	Ophiogomphus
Species	Myodes rutilus	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Rusty Snaketail
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.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.