Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Dark Stonewort

Myodes gapperi compared with Nitella opaca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Dark Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Cricetidae	Characeae
Genus	Myodes	Nitella
Species	Myodes gapperi	Nitella opaca

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Dark Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Dark Stonewort
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 Stonewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.