Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Button-Willow

Myodes gapperi compared with Cephalanthus occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Button-Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Cricetidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Myodes	Cephalanthus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Cephalanthus occidentalis

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Button-Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Button-Willow
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-Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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-Willow

The Button-Willow (Cephalanthus occidentalis) is a species in the genus Cephalanthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.