Northern Red-backed Vole vs Thatch Groundling

Myodes rutilus compared with Bryotropha basaltinella

Key Differences

• Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Thatch Groundling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Thatch Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Cricetidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Myodes	Bryotropha
Species	Myodes rutilus	Bryotropha basaltinella

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Red-backed Vole and Thatch Groundling share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Thatch Groundling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Thatch Groundling
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.

Thatch Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden