Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Devil's horsewhip

Myodes gapperi compared with Achyranthes aspera

Key Differences

  • Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Devil's horsewhip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Boreal Red-Backed Vole Devil's horsewhip
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Cricetidae Amaranthaceae
Genus Myodes Achyranthes
Species Myodes gapperi Achyranthes aspera

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Devil's horsewhip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Boreal Red-Backed Vole Devil's horsewhip
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.

Devil's horsewhip

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Italy, Spain, United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).

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.

Devil's horsewhip

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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