Northern Red-backed Vole vs sandy carpet

Myodes rutilus compared with Perizoma flavofasciata

Key Differences

• Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while sandy carpet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	sandy carpet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Geometridae
Genus	Myodes	Perizoma
Species	Myodes rutilus	Perizoma flavofasciata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

sandy carpet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	sandy carpet
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.

sandy carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden