Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs cotton grass

Myodes gapperi compared with Digitaria brownii

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while cotton grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	cotton grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Myodes	Digitaria
Species	Myodes gapperi	Digitaria brownii

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

cotton grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	cotton grass
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.

cotton grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.