Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Dark Pincertail

Myodes gapperi compared with Onychogomphus assimilis

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Dark Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Dark Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Myodes	Onychogomphus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Onychogomphus assimilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and Dark Pincertail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Dark Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Dark Pincertail
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.

Dark Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.