Bear-cat vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Arctictis binturong compared with Myodes rutilus

Key Differences

• Bear-cat is Vulnerable while Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-cat	Northern Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Chordata (रज्जुकी)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class same	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Carnivora (मांसाहारी गण)	Rodentia (कृंतक)
Family	Viverridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Arctictis	Myodes
Species	Arctictis binturong	Myodes rutilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bear-cat and Northern Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (स्तनधारी)

Conservation Status

Bear-cat

VU — Vulnerable

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-cat	Northern Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bear-cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Bear-cat

The Bear-cat (Arctictis binturong) is a species in the genus Arctictis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.