Northern Red-backed Vole vs One-striped opossum

Myodes rutilus compared with Monodelphis unistriata

Key Differences

• Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while One-striped opossum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	One-striped opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Didelphimorphia (Beutelrattenartige)
Family	Cricetidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Myodes	Monodelphis
Species	Myodes rutilus	Monodelphis unistriata

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Red-backed Vole and One-striped opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

One-striped opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	One-striped opossum
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.

One-striped opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.