Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs chalk carpet

Myodes gapperi compared with Scotopteryx bipunctaria

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	chalk carpet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cricetidae	Geometridae
Genus	Myodes	Scotopteryx
Species	Myodes gapperi	Scotopteryx bipunctaria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

chalk carpet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	chalk carpet
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.

chalk carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.

chalk carpet

The Chalk carpet (Scotopteryx bipunctaria) is a species in the genus Scotopteryx. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.