Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Dawson's cockle

Myodes gapperi compared with Sabulina dawsonensis

Key Differences

• Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Dawson's cockle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Dawson's cockle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Myodes	Sabulina
Species	Myodes gapperi	Sabulina dawsonensis

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Dawson's cockle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Dawson's cockle
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.

Dawson's cockle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.