Northern Red-backed Vole vs winter moth

Myodes rutilus compared with Operophtera brumata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	winter moth
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	Operophtera
Species	Myodes rutilus	Operophtera brumata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

winter moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	winter moth
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.

winter moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

winter moth

winter moth (Operophtera brumata) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden