Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Cupped Ear

Myodes gapperi compared with Otidea cantharella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Cricetidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Myodes	Otidea
Species	Myodes gapperi	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Cupped Ear
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.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.