Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Myodes gapperi compared with Onychogalea lunata

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Cricetidae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Myodes	Onychogalea
Species	Myodes gapperi	Onychogalea lunata

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby
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.

Crescent Nail-tail Wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.