Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Creeping Thyme

Myodes gapperi compared with Thymus praecox

Key Differences

Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Creeping Thyme is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Creeping Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cricetidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Myodes	Thymus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Thymus praecox

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Creeping Thyme

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Creeping Thyme
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.

Creeping Thyme

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.