Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Desert Thorn

Myodes gapperi compared with Lycium minimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Desert Thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Cricetidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Myodes	Lycium
Species	Myodes gapperi	Lycium minimum

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Desert Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Desert Thorn
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 Thorn

Habitat

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

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.