Mexican Harvest Mouse vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Reithrodontomys mexicanus compared with Myodes rutilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Mexican Harvest Mouse Northern Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same Animalia (животные) Animalia (животные)
Phylum same Chordata (хордовые) Chordata (хордовые)
Class same Mammalia (млекопитающие) Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same Rodentia (грызуны) Rodentia (грызуны)
Family same Cricetidae Cricetidae
Genus Reithrodontomys Myodes
Species Reithrodontomys mexicanus Myodes rutilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mexican Harvest Mouse and Northern Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Mexican Harvest Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Mexican Harvest Mouse Northern Red-backed Vole
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mexican Harvest Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Mexican Harvest Mouse

No description available.

Northern Red-backed Vole

No description available.

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