Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Carnation

Myodes gapperi compared with Dianthus caryophyllus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Carnation
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Myodes	Dianthus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Dianthus caryophyllus

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Carnation

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Carnation
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.

Carnation

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Taiwan, Yemen), Europe (14 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Carnation

The Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) is a species in the genus Dianthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States