Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Confusing Trillium

Myodes gapperi compared with Trillium simile

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Confusing Trillium is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Confusing Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Cricetidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Myodes	Trillium
Species	Myodes gapperi	Trillium simile

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Trillium

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Confusing Trillium
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.

Confusing Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.