Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Common Pheasant

Myodes gapperi compared with Phasianus colchicus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Common Pheasant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family	Cricetidae	Phasianidae
Genus	Myodes	Phasianus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Phasianus colchicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Common Pheasant share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Common Pheasant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Common Pheasant
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.

Common Pheasant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), Europe (37 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.

Common Pheasant

Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States