Northern Red-backed Vole vs White Chilte

Myodes rutilus compared with Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Key Differences

• Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while White Chilte is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	White Chilte
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Myodes	Cnidoscolus
Species	Myodes rutilus	Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

White Chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	White Chilte
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.

White Chilte

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.