Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs crested arrowhead

Myodes gapperi compared with Sagittaria cristata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	crested arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cricetidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Myodes	Sagittaria
Species	Myodes gapperi	Sagittaria cristata

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

crested arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	crested arrowhead
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.

crested arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.