False Water Rat vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Xeromys myoides compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Xeromys	Myodes
Species	Xeromys myoides	Myodes rufocanus

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Gray Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (ネズミ目)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Gray Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.