Alpine Dock vs Boreal Red-Backed Vole

Rumex alpinus compared with Myodes gapperi

Key Differences

• Alpine Dock is Not Evaluated while Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Dock	Boreal Red-Backed Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polygonaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Rumex	Myodes
Species	Rumex alpinus	Myodes gapperi

Conservation Status

Alpine Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Dock	Boreal Red-Backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Alpine Dock

The Alpine Dock (Rumex alpinus) is a species in the genus Rumex. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

The Boreal Red-backed Vole (Myodes gapperi) is a species in the genus Myodes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States