Northern Red-backed Vole vs sedgling

Myodes rutilus compared with Nehalennia speciosa

Key Differences

• Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while sedgling is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	sedgling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Myodes	Nehalennia
Species	Myodes rutilus	Nehalennia speciosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

sedgling

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	sedgling
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.

sedgling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden