Northern Red-backed Vole vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Myodes rutilus compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Northern Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Red-backed Vole	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Rodentia (грызуны)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Cricetidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Myodes	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Myodes rutilus	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Red-backed Vole and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Red-backed Vole	Ontong Java Flying Fox
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.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.