Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Brown Dipper

Myodes gapperi compared with Cinclus pallasii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Boreal Red-Backed Vole Brown Dipper
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Aves (Birds)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family Cricetidae Cinclidae
Genus Myodes Cinclus
Species Myodes gapperi Cinclus pallasii

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Brown Dipper share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Brown Dipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Boreal Red-Backed Vole Brown Dipper
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.

Brown Dipper

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Brown Dipper

The Brown Dipper (Cinclus pallasii) is a species in the genus Cinclus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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