Boreal Red-Backed Vole vs Dock

Myodes gapperi compared with Rumex confusus

Key Differences

Boreal Red-Backed Vole is Least Concern while Dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cricetidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Myodes	Rumex
Species	Myodes gapperi	Rumex confusus

Conservation Status

Boreal Red-Backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boreal Red-Backed Vole	Dock
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.

Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and United States.

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.