Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Deceiving Knight

Myodes gapperi compared with Tricholoma sejunctum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Deceiving Knight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Cricetidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Myodes	Tricholoma
Species	Myodes gapperi	Tricholoma sejunctum

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Deceiving Knight

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Deceiving Knight
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.

Deceiving Knight

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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