elk vs Gray Red-backed Vole

Cervus elaphus compared with Myodes rufocanus

Key Differences

• elk is Vulnerable while Gray Red-backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	elk	Gray Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Cricetidae
Genus	Cervus (True Deer)	Myodes
Species	Cervus elaphus	Myodes rufocanus

Evolutionary Relationship

elk and Gray Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

elk

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Stable →

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	elk	Gray Red-backed Vole
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	20 years	—
Average Length	2.1 m	—
Average Weight	240.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

elk

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Afghanistan, Indonesia), Europe (11 countries), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Peru). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

elk

Também conhecido como veado-vermelho, os alces estão entre os maiores membros da família dos cervídeos, com machos chifrudos atingindo até 240 kg. Encontrados em florestas temperadas e pastagens da Europa, Ásia e América do Norte, onde as populações foram historicamente separadas como subespécies distintas. Os machos perdem e regeneram seus chifres anualmente, envolvendo-se em dramáticos torneios de bramidos durante o cio outonal. É uma espécie importante de caça e conservação em toda a sua área de ocorrência.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway