Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs desert pocket mouse

Myodes gapperi compared with Chaetodipus penicillatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	desert pocket mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cricetidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Myodes	Chaetodipus
Species	Myodes gapperi	Chaetodipus penicillatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Boreal Red-Backed Vole and desert pocket mouse share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

desert pocket mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	desert pocket mouse
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.

desert pocket mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.