Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Button Dodder

Myodes gapperi compared with Cuscuta cephalanthi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Button Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Myodes	Cuscuta
Species	Myodes gapperi	Cuscuta cephalanthi

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Button Dodder
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.

Button Dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.

Button Dodder

The Button Dodder (Cuscuta cephalanthi) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States