Northern Red-backed Vole vs Small Bog Dwarf

Myodes rutilus compared with Elachista eleochariella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Small Bog Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Myodes	Elachista
Species	Myodes rutilus	Elachista eleochariella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Small Bog Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Small Bog Dwarf
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.

Small Bog Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden