Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Cormorant tick

Myodes gapperi compared with Ixodes unicavatus

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Cormorant tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Cormorant tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ixodida (Ixodida)
Family	Cricetidae	Ixodidae
Genus	Myodes	Ixodes
Species	Myodes gapperi	Ixodes unicavatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Cormorant tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Cormorant tick
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.

Cormorant tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in 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.