Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Confluent Disc Lichen

Myodes gapperi compared with Lecidea confluens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Confluent Disc Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Myodes	Lecidea
Species	Myodes gapperi	Lecidea confluens

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Confluent Disc Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Confluent Disc Lichen
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.

Confluent Disc Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.