Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Cork Moth

Myodes gapperi compared with Nemapogon cloacella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Boreal Red-Backed Vole Cork Moth
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Cricetidae Tineidae
Genus Myodes Nemapogon
Species Myodes gapperi Nemapogon cloacella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Cork Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Boreal Red-Backed Vole Cork Moth
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.

Cork Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Cork Moth

No description available.

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