Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Cudbear

Myodes gapperi compared with Ochrolechia tartarea

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Cudbear is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Cudbear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Cricetidae	Ochrolechiaceae
Genus	Myodes	Ochrolechia
Species	Myodes gapperi	Ochrolechia tartarea

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Cudbear

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Cudbear
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.

Cudbear

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States