Northern Red-backed Vole vs Pousargues’s Mongoose

Myodes rutilus compared with Dologale dybowskii

Key Differences

• Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Pousargues’s Mongoose is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Pousargues’s Mongoose
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	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Cricetidae	Herpestidae
Genus	Myodes	Dologale
Species	Myodes rutilus	Dologale dybowskii

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Red-backed Vole and Pousargues’s Mongoose share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Pousargues’s Mongoose

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Pousargues’s Mongoose
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.

Pousargues’s Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.