Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Burvine

Myodes gapperi compared with Verbena urticifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Burvine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Verbenaceae
Genus	Myodes	Verbena
Species	Myodes gapperi	Verbena urticifolia

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Burvine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Burvine
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.

Burvine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

Burvine

The Burvine (Verbena urticifolia) is a species in the genus Verbena. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States