Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Capped Orb Mussel

Myodes gapperi compared with Musculium lacustre

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Capped Orb Mussel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sphaeriida (Sphaeriida)
Family	Cricetidae	Sphaeriidae
Genus	Myodes	Musculium
Species	Myodes gapperi	Musculium lacustre

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Capped Orb Mussel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Capped Orb Mussel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Capped Orb Mussel
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.

Capped Orb Mussel

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.

Capped Orb Mussel

The Capped Orb Mussel (Musculium lacustre) is a species in the genus Musculium. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States