Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Broad-blotch Drill

Myodes gapperi compared with Dichrorampha alpinana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Boreal Red-Backed Vole Broad-blotch Drill
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Cricetidae Tortricidae
Genus Myodes Dichrorampha
Species Myodes gapperi Dichrorampha alpinana

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Broad-blotch Drill share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Broad-blotch Drill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Boreal Red-Backed Vole Broad-blotch Drill
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.

Broad-blotch Drill

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Broad-blotch Drill

The Broad-blotch Drill (Dichrorampha alpinana) is a species in the genus Dichrorampha. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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