Gray Red-backed Vole vs Northern Rock Deermouse

Myodes rufocanus compared with Peromyscus nasutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Gray Red-backed Vole Northern Rock Deermouse
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class same Mammalia (mamíferos) Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same Rodentia (Roedores) Rodentia (Roedores)
Family same Cricetidae Cricetidae
Genus Myodes Peromyscus
Species Myodes rufocanus Peromyscus nasutus

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Red-backed Vole and Northern Rock Deermouse share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Gray Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Northern Rock Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Gray Red-backed Vole Northern Rock Deermouse
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Norway.

Northern Rock Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Red-backed Vole

No description available.

Northern Rock Deermouse

No description available.

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