Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Box Rust

Myodes gapperi compared with Puccinia buxi

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Box Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Box Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Myodes	Puccinia
Species	Myodes gapperi	Puccinia buxi

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Box Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Box Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Box Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, Norway, and Portugal.

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.

Box Rust

The Box rust (Puccinia buxi) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. It is found in Belgium, Germany, Norway and Portugal.